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Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 79,442 ratings — published 2022
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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 56,345 ratings — published 2019
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The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 4,928 ratings — published 2016
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Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.63 — 2,226 ratings — published 2009
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 191,532 ratings — published 2016
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Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 24,957 ratings — published 2019
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The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 7,655 ratings — published 2025
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 33,203 ratings — published 2010
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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.05 — 96,410 ratings — published 2019
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 189,684 ratings — published 2024
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 39,177 ratings — published 1985
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The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 2,587 ratings — published 2015
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Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.56 — 15,043 ratings — published 2013
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 89,299 ratings — published 1990
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Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 1,256 ratings — published 2011
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Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 15,444 ratings — published 1992
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (ebook)
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avg rating 3.88 — 88,078 ratings — published 2021
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Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Train Your Brain to Do Hard Things (Productivity Series Book 1) Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Train Your Brain to Do Hard Things (Productivity Series Book 1)
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avg rating 3.89 — 26,293 ratings — published 2021
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Attention Seeking Attention Seeking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.56 — 452 ratings — published 2019
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Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 21,400 ratings — published 1999
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Stand Out of Our Light Stand Out of Our Light (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,204 ratings — published 2018
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 50,388 ratings — published 2013
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The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 14,614 ratings — published 2014
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The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.70 — 1,177 ratings — published 2016
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The Oxford Handbook of Attention (Oxford Library of Psychology) The Oxford Handbook of Attention (Oxford Library of Psychology)
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avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 2013
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Suspensions of Perception: Attention, Spectacle, and Modern Culture (October Books) Suspensions of Perception: Attention, Spectacle, and Modern Culture (October Books)
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avg rating 3.99 — 137 ratings — published 1991
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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 24,979 ratings — published 2024
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Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.52 — 1,753 ratings — published 2023
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Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day (ebook)
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avg rating 4.03 — 2,880 ratings — published 2021
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 130,119 ratings — published 2021
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Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 10,979 ratings — published 2018
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,329,922 ratings — published 2018
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Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World (ebook)
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avg rating 3.89 — 4,624 ratings — published 2018
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The Ecology of Attention The Ecology of Attention (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 94 ratings — published 2014
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Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.58 — 18,344 ratings — published 2018
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Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 12,917 ratings — published 2017
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Noisy Nora Noisy Nora (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 1,586 ratings — published 1973
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Find Your Focus Zone: An Effective New Plan to Defeat Distraction and Overload Find Your Focus Zone: An Effective New Plan to Defeat Distraction and Overload (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 429 ratings — published 2007
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The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 2,521 ratings — published 2019
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 493,138 ratings — published 2020
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 108,579 ratings — published 2025
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Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,492 ratings — published
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 203,189 ratings — published 2000
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 99,892 ratings — published 2006
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Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 1,240 ratings — published 2012
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The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 51,892 ratings — published 1997
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How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It) How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)
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avg rating 4.42 — 5,906 ratings — published 2024
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ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction—From Childhood Through Adulthood ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction—From Childhood Through Adulthood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 13,189 ratings — published 2021
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The Attention Fix: How to Focus in a World That Wants to Distract You The Attention Fix: How to Focus in a World That Wants to Distract You (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.90 — 342 ratings — published
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The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,158 ratings — published 2023
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Susan Sontag
“Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.”
Susan Sontag

William Hazlitt
“The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard.”
William Hazlitt, Selected Essays, 1778-1830

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