Maggie Jackson: what are you paying attention to?
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What are you paying attention to?
Although her book Distracted was originally written in 2008 and re-released in 2018, I didn’t learn about it until I interviewed Maggie last year for her book Uncertain. Took me almost a year to get around to reading Distracted, but the message still resonates today. I’d say there’s a growing urgency for us to learn more about what attention is and how it is being hijacked, so we can reclaim where we choose to place that precious, personal resource.
Listen as Maggie explains the 3 types of attention and delves into the misnomer of multi-tasking and all of the unintended consequences that affect our memory, learning, and our ability to discern what is most important. Maggie highlights the importance of taking a break from all our devices and carving out “slow time” as a way to un-train our brains from a life full of constant distractions.
"Attention is absolutely, extraordinarily important for how we operate in the world, and it's really useful to know that there are three different kinds.”
— Maggie Jackson
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