The attention economy is an approach to the management of information that treats human attention as a scarce commodity and applies economic theory to solve various information management problems
The attention economy is leaving its mark on us…
7 Hours
15.5 M
U.S. adults in 2023 have an ADHD diagnosis, according to the Center for Disease Control
1.8 M
U.S. workers are affected by repetitive strain injuries (RSI) each year Occupational Safety and Health Administration
…it sure left its mark on me.
Research + News
Understanding the Attention Economy:
✰ Health: An Optimal Commodity for the Attention Economy - National Institute of Health, 2017
✰ Attention Deficit: Alienation in Platform Capitalism, 2021
✰ An attention economic perspective on the future of the information age, Behavioral Science Institute, Radboud University, the Netherlands, 2023
ADHD diagnostic trends in the news:
✰ ADHD Diagnostic Trends — National Library of Medicine, 2022
✰ Is ADHD Becoming More Common? — Psychology Today, Feb 2023
✰ ADHD in Children Ages 5-17 Years: United States, 2020-2022 —CDC, March 2024
✰ Time to pay attention to the attention deficit economy — Financial Review, Oct 2022
Rise of tech-related ailments:
✰ 9% of U.S. Adults Had Repetitive Strain Injuries in 2021— National Health Statistics, July 2023
✰ Is technology hurting us? How the pandemic has induced tech-related physical ailments — ABC News, January 2022
✰ How Technology Impacts Hand Health— Hawai’i Pacific Health, Feb 2020
✰ Chronic Conditions Management at the Workplace — American Occupational Therapy Association, 2020
✰ Cognitive load and repetitive strain injuries (RSIs) — Gijs Bloemsaat, 2006
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dictation into your work flow
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