Take back your attention
Understand the attention economy, what it does to your brain, then change your habits.
History first, then the effects, then the methods. Four books, in that order.
Step 1
The Attention Merchants
The history of the attention economy, from newspapers to Facebook.
BookA weekendThe Attention Merchants
Tim Wu, 2016
Attention & social media
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
What the internet changes in how we read and think.
BookA weekendThe Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Nicholas Carr, 2010
Attention & social media
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Deep Work
A method to focus in a world of distractions.
BookA weekendDeep Work
Cal Newport, 2016
Attention & social media
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Digital Minimalism
Decluttering your digital habits, by the same author.
BookA weekendDigital Minimalism
Cal Newport, 2019
Attention & social media
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