attention

4 articles tagged attention.

Opinion

Against the Tyranny of Infinite Choice

When everything is available all the time, choosing well becomes its own exhausting form of unpaid labor

By Mira Faraj · Jul 1

Opinion

In Praise of the Waiting Room

A small defense of the enforced pauses that modern life keeps trying to optimize away

By Sara Qureshi · Jun 30

Opinion

The Case for Doing One Thing Slowly

Against the productivity of the multitasker, a defense of depth, patience, and the single task

By Priya Chen · Jun 29

Opinion

The Case Against the Notification

The default-on alert quietly reorganized the modern day, and reclaiming the interruption will cost more than a settings toggle

By Mira Faraj · Jun 28