#attention_economy
Why Screen Glare Keeps Your Brain on Alert
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The cost of screen use is usually described in cognitive terms – attention fragmentation, shallow processing, distraction. These are real, but they miss a … Read more…
What Screen Apnea Does to Your Nervous System
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You have done it today. You read a Slack message, an email, or a notification, and you realized you were holding your breath. The phenomenon has a name: scre… Read more…
Digital Friction Isn’t Enough: You Need Separation
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The standard advice for reducing phone use is friction. Delete the app. Log out. Turn off notifications. Make it harder to access the distraction. Read more…
Why Information Overload Causes Decision Fatigue
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The standard explanation for information fatigue is cognitive overload. The idea is that your brain has a limited processing capacity and that excessive info… Read more…
The Real Attention Span Problem: Depth, Not Length
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The headline you keep seeing is that human attention spans are shrinking. The data behind it is usually weak – most of the “eight-second attention span” cl… Read more…
Reclaim Your Morning Hour from the Algorithm
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The analogue first hour has become a staple of productivity advice. Do not check your phone in the first 60 minutes of waking. Keep the morning screen-free. … Read more…
