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Worklife with Adam Grant
Worklife with Adam Grant

ReThinking: The truth about the attention crisis with historian Daniel Immerwahr

Jul 29, 2025 · 35:25
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  • Attention spans haven't shortened; what's changed is the objects of our focus due to technological shifts
  • Moral panics about technology harming attention are recurring throughout history—from printing press fears to television worries
  • Different media types (video games, opera, Marvel movies) offer varied cognitive benefits rather than a hierarchy of value

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