Attention Span

A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity

By: Gloria Mark

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

*A "Next Big Idea Club" Must-Read Book for January*
*AS HEARD ON ARMCHAIR EXPERT WITH DAX SHEPARD*

Rediscover your ability to pay attention with this groundbreaking new approach from "the definitive expert on distraction and multitasking" (Cal Newport).

We spend an average of just 47 seconds on any screen before shifting our attention. It takes 25 minutes to bring our attention back to a task after an interruption. And we interrupt ourselves more than we're interrupted by others.

In Attention Span, psychologist Gloria Mark reveals these and more surprising results from her decades of research into how technology affects our attention. She shows how much of what we think we know is wrong, including insights such as:

• Why multitasking hurts rather than helps productivity
• How social media and modern entertainment amplify our short attention spans
• What drains our mental resources and how to refuel them
• The four types of attention that we experience every day and how to recognize them

While the concept of “flow” has previously been considered the ideal state of focus, Dr. Mark offers a new framework to help explain how our brains function in the digital world: kinetic attention. This book reveals how we can take control, not only to find more success in our careers, but also to find health and wellness in our everyday lives.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Loved everything about it. A Must-Read!

Gained life-changing insight into my own digital habits and responses. All the info based on decades of expert methodical studies. Provides practical guidance so I can regain control of my use of technology.

A book titled "Attention Span" shouldn't take 10 hours to read

This seems more like a research paper than a book for lay people who have inadequate attention span.

Very good listen.

I really enjoyed this book. I was going to write more but I seem to have lost my train of thought and can’t remember what I was going to say. If anyone needs me, I’ll be scrolling tiktok.

Excellent and nuanced study of attention in the modern age

A great read/listen with a nuanced discussion of how attention works, how it can best be managed in the age of constant distraction by digital devices. Highly recommended

Excellent book

Narration is very good
Listen at 1.5 times speed and you will be fine
A lot of great information in this book. I will refer to it again and again. Well worth your time