Table of Contents 1
Cover
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Preface
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CHAPTER 1: The Information Age
A Scarcity of Attention
By‐Products of This Information Age
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CHAPTER 2: Can I Have Your Attention Please?
What Is Attention?
Technology and Our Attention
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CHAPTER 3: The News
Drawing Your Attention – and Keeping It
Staying Informed
Being Our Own News Editor
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CHAPTER 4: Instagram Worthy
“Do You Remember Where This Was Taken?”
I Can't Wait to Post It!
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CHAPTER 5: Who's the Pigeon Now?
Keeping Us Pulling That Social Media Lever
Is the Reward Worth It?
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CHAPTER 6: A Habit of Distraction
What Are You Thinking About?
Breaking the Habit
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CHAPTER 7: Tinder and I Are Registered at Amazon
You Look Just Like Your Profile Pictures … Kinda
Choosing a Mate
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CHAPTER 8: Confirmation Bias
I Knew It the Whole Time!
Sources That Support Our Biases
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CHAPTER 9: Compassion Fatigue
Playing to Our Empathetic Side
The Power of Compassion
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CHAPTER 10: Too Much Information
Information Overload
Managing It All
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CHAPTER 11: FOMO
Keeping up with the Joneses
Freeing Ourselves from FOMO
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CHAPTER 12: The Outrage Machine
Did You See That?!
Tired of “Sick and Tired”
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CHAPTER 13: Tribalism
“My Tribe Is Better Than Yours”
Breaking Down What Divides Us
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CHAPTER 14: Instant Gratification
I Want It Now!
A Bird in the Hand …
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CHAPTER 15: Loneliness
Loneliness with 750 of Your Closest Facebook Friends
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CHAPTER 16: Choice
I Want to Consider All of My Options First
Combating Choice Overload
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CHAPTER 17: Impulse Buying
Fighting for Our Attention
Creating an Attention Budget
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CHAPTER 18: Porn
Porn Consumption
Is Porn Good or Bad?
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CHAPTER 19: Publisher or Platform?
Section 230
The Future of the Internet
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CHAPTER 20: Algorithms
Algorithms in Our Daily Lives
Algorithm
