Attention: A Personal History of Finding Focus (or Trying To)

Attention: A Personal History of Finding Focus (or Trying To)
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9781524747114
ISBN-13 : 1524747114
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Book Synopsis Attention: A Personal History of Finding Focus (or Trying To) by : Casey Schwartz

Download or read book Attention: A Personal History of Finding Focus (or Trying To) written by Casey Schwartz and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A rich inquiry into what it means to pay (and maintain) attention in a world increasingly permeated with distraction and interference.” —Publisher’s Weekly Combining expert storytelling with genuine self-scrutiny, Casey Schwartz details the decade she spend taking Adderall to help her pay attention (or so she thought) and then considers the role of attention in defining our lives as it has been understood by thinkers such as William James, David Foster Wallace, and Simone Weil. From our craving for distraction to our craving for a cure, from Silicon Valley consultants and psychedelic researchers to the findings of trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté, Schwartz takes us on an eye-opening tour of the modern landscape of attention. Blending memoir, biography, and original reporting, Schwarz examines her attempts to preserve her authentic life and decide what is most important in it. Attention: A Love Story will resonate with readers who want to determine their own minds, away from the siren call of their screens.


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