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Attention Span: Chapters 5-7
Attention Span

Attention Span: Chapters 5-7

"How did we get to a point where it is so hard to untether from the internet?"

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Jeremy Anderberg
Jan 19, 2025
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Hello readers,

This week, in addition to learning about the consequences of frequent interruptions, we got a crash course on how the internet and its algorithms rots our attention. I’ve read a number of books in that vein, but this one is going to stick with me, both for its clearheadedness and compassion. (Many of you have mentioned the same thing in y…

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