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Attention Span

by Gloria Mark
🎧 20 min listen Productivity

Discover how to reclaim your focus, reduce digital exhaustion, and find your natural cognitive rhythm in a distracted world.

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Chapter 1 The Shrinking Landscape of Focus

True productivity is not about relentless focus. It requires understanding your natural cognitive rhythms. By balancing deep work with rote tasks and …

Chapter 2 The Myth of the Flow State and Multitasking 🔒

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Chapter 3 The Rhythms of Attention and Cognitive Energy 🔒

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Chapter 4 The Invisible Forces Pulling Your Strings 🔒

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Chapter 5 Reclaiming Your Agency and Kinetic Attention 🔒

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Chapter 6 Conclusion 🔒

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Attention Span
Attention Span reveals the shocking truth about how our
focus has shrunk to mere seconds. Dr. Gloria Mark explores
the science of attention, debunking multitasking myths,
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