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“One thing I've learned being around Gary for the last decade is that when he sees new consumer trends or new best practices in marketing, people should listen and act on them.” — Michael Rubin, CEO of Fanatics In his seventh business book, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and investor...

The Economics of Attention: How Your Time Is Being Sold We’re living in a new kind of economy one that doesn’t run on oil, gold, or even money. It runs on attention. Every scroll, every click, every second you spend online is part of a massive, hidden system the attention economy where your time is the most valuable currency, and you’re being sold without even knowing it. Big tech, media companies, influencers, advertisers they’re all in the same game: capturing and monetizing your time. But here’s the truth no one tells you in this economy, you’re not the customer… you’re ...

Over decades of research and work with thousands of families, Russell A. Barkley has become a leading authority on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kids and teens. He has learned what a huge difference parents can make in supporting their children's success - as well as how overwhelming it can be. This concise guide presents 12 key parenting principles for dealing with common behavioral, emotional, and school challenges.

Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing. But in a world where our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity...doing nothing may be our most important form of resistance. So argues artist and critic Jenny Odell in this field guide to doing nothing (at least as capitalism defines it). Our attention is the most precious - and overdrawn - resource we have. Once we can start paying a new kind of attention, we can undertake bolder forms of political action, reimagine humankind's role in the environment, and find more meaningful understandings of happiness and progress.

This recording now includes a new introduction from the authors; an interview with Stewart Buttefield, co-founder of Slack, on how to send a smart message; with Bob Jiminez, communications expert, for more inclusive comms; and an interview with Tony Fratto, Former White House Deputy Press...

Freedom from Social Media Addiction is a guided hypnosis session designed to help you retrain your attention and rebuild your peace of mind. Through soothing voice guidance, subconscious re-patterning, and carefully layered sound design, you’ll begin to reclaim your focus and rediscover satisfaction in the real world—right where you are.

A must-read action plan to reclaim your focus, direct your attention, and save your mind in an era of endless distraction. Our brains are wired for focus. We are designed for it, we crave it, and yet in our current age of overload, we often feel like our minds are bolting from one distraction to...

Attention is currency—and you're leaving money on the table. In a world where scrolling is instinct and distraction is everywhere, only one thing cuts through: content that connects fast and sells without feeling salesy. Selling in the Attention Economy is the practical, story-driven guide to turning your social media presence into a consistent stream of affiliate income. Whether you're a beginner or already posting links that no one clicks, this book gives you the strategy you’ve been missing. Discover how to: Craft one-second hooks that stop the scroll and spark curiosity Pick the ...

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and distracted by social media? Do you find yourself spending hours scrolling through your feed without even realizing it? If so, it may be time to take a break and reconnect with the world around you. Introducing 30 Days Without Social Media, a mindfulness workbook designed to help you break free from the grips of social media addiction. Over the course of 30 days, you'll learn practical mindfulness techniques and strategies to help you reduce your dependence on social media and regain control of your time and attention. Each day, you'll be guided ...

“The Vanity Society: Why We Worship Fame, Follow Beauty, and Pay for Illusion” is a daring exploration of how modern culture turned mirrors into gods and attention into currency. From Hollywood red carpets to Instagram reels, Joseph Ejike Ojih (Ph.D.) uncovers how vanity has evolved from sin to status—fueling industries, shaping politics, and defining self-worth in the digital age. Drawing on history, psychology, and real-life stories, Dr. Ojih shows how admiration has become envy, authenticity has turned into performance, and beauty itself has become a form of capital. This book does...

Seeking Attention explores the essential but elusive nature of attention through a fresh lens. Drawing inspiration from Simone Weil's assertion that "attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity," this audiobook brings attention into focus through a novel collection of short "portraits" that each examine how archetypal figures—like the detective, the fan, the therapist, the parent, and the lover—engage with attention in unique ways.

Not all addictions come in bottles or pills. Every day, we reach for our phones, chase notifications, optimize routines, and compare ourselves to curated lives—often without noticing the grip these patterns have on our choices. *The Top 10 Addictions of Modern Life* peels back the surface of daily habits to reveal the subtle loops that shape attention, motivation, and desire in a world engineered for repetition. JD Arden maps out the most common non-substance compulsions—validation, control, outrage, perfection, speed, comparison, comfort, work, entertainment, and escape—showing how ...

In 2012, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance was just a handful of geeks working out of a scrappy four-bedroom apartment in Beijing. Today, it is the world’s fastest-growing tech behemoth worth in excess of $100 billion, unrecognizable from its humble beginnings.

Your focus is no longer your own—it’s for sale. Every ping, every scroll, every irresistible notification is not an accident. It’s the product of a trillion-dollar marketplace where your attention is the hottest commodity. In Attention and the Economy of Distraction, Alex Whitman takes you behind the curtain of the modern economy that trades your time, manipulates your thoughts, and profits from every glance you give your screen. Drawing on history, psychology, and cutting-edge research, Whitman shows how the battle for attention moved from newspapers and television to smartphones and...

As our ability to pay attention in a world of distractions vanishes, it's no wonder that our ability to be heard and understood - to convey our messages - is also threatened. Whether working with our teams and customers or communicating with our families and friends, it is increasingly difficult to break through the digital devices that get in the way of communication.

When Grace @FilthyBlueBird tweeted her dirtiest, most delicious secret desires to MovieStar @VaughnAsher she never expected a reply, let alone a face-to-face meeting and an offer of a lifetime. And when MovieStar @VaughnAsher figured out the woman vacationing at his family’s St. Thomas resort was the author of all those dirty hashtags a fan was relentlessly tweeting at him...well that was a challenge he couldn’t pass up. He was more than happy to #RockHerFilthyWorld.

Are you tired of feeling scattered, distracted, and constantly pulled in a dozen directions? You're not alone. The average person checks their phone 96 times per day and spends over 7 hours staring at screens. Your attention—your most valuable resource—is being hijacked by apps designed to be addictive, leaving you feeling anxious, unproductive, and disconnected from what truly matters. It's time to take back control. Transform Your Relationship with Technology in Just 30 Days The Attention Reset isn't another "throw your phone in a drawer" guide. This is a practical, science-backed ...

Today a large part of our population is addicted to technology and social media. Every day we spend hours and hours tweeting, clicking thousands of Likes, videocalling, replying to emails or messages on Whatsapp. When we want to relax, we binge on Netflix and YouTube videos. Our children spend so much time in front of smartphone and tablets that they struggle to interact with real humans. The abuse of technology and social media creates also anxiety, stress, and insomnia. How can we mitigate the damaging effects of technology on our well-being, health and happiness of our children? In this ...

Does toxic pollution cause attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? What about screen use? Are alternative treatments worth exploring? Can dietary changes help? From leading ADHD researcher Joel T. Nigg, this book presents exciting treatment advances grounded in the new science of epigenetics - how genes and the environment interact. Distinguishing unsupported, even dangerous, approaches from bona fide breakthroughs, Dr. Nigg describes specific lifestyle changes that have been proven to support the developing brain.

The disinformation age is drowning us in a deluge of data, "facts" and opinion. It consumes our attention. The result of this deficit of attention is the rise of fake news, media bias, and a polarised society. Our capacity to reason what is happening in the world and to make better decisions has become incapacitated amid the cacophony. Instead, we outsource our thinking to others without even realising it. Economist Peter Sainsbury unravels the truth about the power of media narratives, the breakdown in trust and why our attention has been diverted from what matters.