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How I Got My Attention Back
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16/01/2017 from
backchannel.com/how-i-got-my-attention-back-c7fc9297d347
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the deeper I went into my own work, the more I realized how my always-on, always-connected state had rendered me largely useless... The medium was no longer the message, it was just an asshole. I want my attention back...I could live on Twitter all day, everyday, convincing myself I was being productive. Or, at least inducing the chemicals in the mind that make me feel like I’m being productive. ...
Our attentions have been wrest from our control... We were reasonably autonomous things. Now we’re indifferently synchronous, easily manipulated... The attention economy, which showers profits on companies that seize our focus, has kicked off what Harris calls a “race to the bottom of the brain stem.”... we’ve lost control of our relationship with technology because technology has become better at controlling us...
Attention is a muscle. It must be exercised.
Our attentions have been wrest from our control... We were reasonably autonomous things. Now we’re indifferently synchronous, easily manipulated... The attention economy, which showers profits on companies that seize our focus, has kicked off what Harris calls a “race to the bottom of the brain stem.”... we’ve lost control of our relationship with technology because technology has become better at controlling us...
Attention is a muscle. It must be exercised.
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