Numerous studies have charted our waning ability to concentrate over the past quarter century; literacy rates and reading for ...

As I stare at the blank Google Doc in front of me, the familiar “ping” of my email inbox sounds. Better check that, might be important (it isn’t). While I’m distracted, maybe I should scan Slack for ...

And the average length of a shot in a movie is now under five seconds. These days, multi-tasking while you're tasking is the norm among young people. Just ask counselor Lauren Barnett and her ...

Sadfishing is posting emotional or dramatic personal content to gain sympathy or attention from the online community. Sadfishing is a relatively recent term, but fishing for sympathy on and offline is ...

Everyone wants attention. Few of us know how to get it. Why? According to attention-getting master Gary Vaynerchuk, it’s because most people misunderstand where attention comes from — and that the ...

When we think of truly world-class attention-getters, why do Americans seem to come to mind first? Is this a cultural talent? Americans really do excel at entertainment and advertising. These fields ...

This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT Audio App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, ...

HARI SREENIVASAN: Christiane, thanks. Chris Hayes, thanks so much for being here. Your recent book here, it’s called “The Sirens Call.” It is “How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource ...