From the course: Free to Focus (Blinkist Summary)
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Challenging the distraction economy
From the course: Free to Focus (Blinkist Summary)
Challenging the distraction economy
- [Instructor] Blink number six. If you can challenge the distraction economy, you will reap the rewards. Instant messaging, push notifications, web surfing, and the endless scroll of social media. These things are embedded into our daily lives, and all conspire to rob us of our focus and concentration. And while many of them have brought considerable benefits to our personal and professional lives, they've also made it easier than ever to procrastinate. In fact, we can view the instant gratification culture that technology fostered as a new type of economy, the distraction economy. Things like phone calls, email, social media, and news sites are all competing for our attention. And this is a valuable commodity. That's why we call it paying attention. But these diversions hidden behind a mask of speed and convenience have made it harder than ever to focus and conduct deep work. We start to write out a weekly report,…
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