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Learn with me. Topics include: Attention economy, ADHD, rise of tech-related ailments, mindfulness and wellness

“a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention”

— Nobel laureate Herbert Simon

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