Sitemap - 2024 - The Future of Attention

Give the gift of your attention this holiday season

Is ‘Brain Rot’ real?

Has social media become more toxic over time?

Ritualized listening and the lost art of being fully present

Why Thanksgiving demands your full attention

How smartphone photography has changed how we view art

Navigating between structure and chaos in information work

Our Human Need for Affiliation During Times of Anxiety

Anticipatory stress, the election, and our attention

The biggest hidden toll of smartphones in our lives

Our ritualistic behaviors with our smartphones

How social media magnifies imposter syndrome

Misinterpreting digital silence

The cost of connection

The spread of deepfakes is concerning for our election

Has GPS eroded our navigational skills?

When smartphones get in the way of social connectedness

Navigating digital distractions

How to Stay Informed Without Feeling Overwhelmed

An interview with Reuven Marko, on the origins of the first iPhone

When work invades the borders of personal life

Half of Americans get their news from social media

The depths of meaning we can discover by focusing

How your personality affects your focus

Setting emotional goals is crucial

Practice meta-awareness to beat summertime distractions

The paradox of digital technology and reading

Nature, Screens, and the Developing Mind

What sleep debt does to our attention

Why what we pay attention to is important

The Battle Against Misinformation

AI will do your thinking for you

Why we need to redefine our relationship with smartphones

Why we need vacations so badly

Why we really need to ban smartphones in schools

Let’s not lose our ability to deeply process information

Why Making Decisions is Exhausting

How Our Motivation Changes When We Work Remotely

The science behind why we hate email

Can Human Insight and AI Computation Be Synergistic?

How much should we trust ChatGPT to summarize information?

Sensing beyond hearing among the deaf

Why we can’t forget our interrupted tasks

The Case for ‘The Right to Disconnect’ legislation

From Distraction to Deep Focus

Arlene Harris: The First Lady of Wireless Technology

The Attention Drain of Maintaining Social Capital Online

Pixels over playgrounds?

Can AI-produced work be creative?

The diverse needs of our minds

Martin Cooper: On Inventing the Cell Phone

Try a Healthier New You in 2024