Numb. Charles R. Chaffin

      

      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Dedication

      5  Preface

      6  Acknowledgments

      7  Introduction

      8  CHAPTER 1: The Information Age A Scarcity of Attention By‐Products of This Information Age

      9  CHAPTER 2: Can I Have Your Attention Please? What Is Attention? Technology and Our Attention

      10  CHAPTER 3: The News Drawing Your Attention – and Keeping It Staying Informed Being Our Own News Editor

      11  CHAPTER 4: Instagram Worthy “Do You Remember Where This Was Taken?” I Can't Wait to Post It!

      12  CHAPTER 5: Who's the Pigeon Now? Keeping Us Pulling That Social Media Lever Is the Reward Worth It?

      13  CHAPTER 6: A Habit of Distraction What Are You Thinking About? Breaking the Habit

      14  CHAPTER 7: Tinder and I Are Registered at Amazon You Look Just Like Your Profile Pictures … Kinda Choosing a Mate

      15  CHAPTER 8: Confirmation Bias I Knew It the Whole Time! Sources That Support Our Biases

      16  CHAPTER 9: Compassion Fatigue Playing to Our Empathetic Side The Power of Compassion

      17  CHAPTER 10: Too Much Information Information Overload Managing It All

      18  CHAPTER 11: FOMO Keeping up with the Joneses Freeing Ourselves from FOMO

      19  CHAPTER 12: The Outrage Machine Did You See That?! Tired of “Sick and Tired”

      20  CHAPTER 13: Tribalism “My Tribe Is Better Than Yours” Breaking Down What Divides Us

      21  CHAPTER 14: Instant Gratification I Want It Now! A Bird in the Hand …

      22  CHAPTER 15: Loneliness Loneliness with 750 of Your Closest Facebook Friends

      23  CHAPTER 16: Choice I Want to Consider All of My Options First Combating Choice Overload

      24  CHAPTER 17: Impulse Buying Fighting for Our Attention Creating an Attention Budget

      25  CHAPTER 18: Porn Porn Consumption Is Porn Good or Bad?

      26  CHAPTER 19: Publisher or Platform? Section 230 The Future of the Internet

      27  CHAPTER 20: Algorithms Algorithms in Our Daily Lives Algorithm