In 2007, I made some observations and named what I was seeing in a 2008 Huffington Post article. I described a phenomenon I initially called email apnea, and later referred to, interchangeably as email apnea or screen apnea. This followed observations and research I’d done in the 1990’s on attention, when I coined the phrase,Continue reading “Screen Apnea in the NYTimes”
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The Genius of Attention: Making Peace with Bossy Mind
I am at the airport, in conversation with a man who is deaf. He is speaking, and I’m struggling to understand his speech. I’m distracted. My flight will board soon, and I’ve injured my knee, so I’ll need extra time to board and don’t want to miss the announcement. He is telling me that heContinue reading “The Genius of Attention: Making Peace with Bossy Mind”
Cute Cats Redux
Ethan Zuckerman, who is wise, kind, and brilliant, posits that people have a preference for using the Internet for banal activities, like surfing for “cute cats.” It seems true that Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and the like, are, indeed, rife with cute cats. I’m beginning to believe there is a deep explanation for that. I’mContinue reading “Cute Cats Redux”
Our Powerful and Fragile Attention
What if I told you that the way we are talking about attention is part of the problem today? Our conversation about distraction, multi-tasking, and the stern command to focus actually creates a level of stress, anxiety, and shame. Headlines read: Dangers of Digital Distraction! Taming the Distraction Monster! Time to Unplug! This conversation stressesContinue reading “Our Powerful and Fragile Attention”
Linda Stone 