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"Don't worry Sweetie, you're just having a breakdown...."
Claire Coady and James Wickham explore the concept of attention, its significance in the modern world, and the challenges posed by the attention economy. They discuss how information overload affects decision-making, societal implications of attention fragmentation, and the stressors that contribute to mental fatigue.
Show notes: Age of Attention Scarcity whitepaper: https://open.substack.com/pub/attentionscarcity/p/the-age-of-attention-scarcity
700-1200 ads per day: https://www.eskimi.com/blog/ad-exposure-research
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