Distracted - Maggie Jackson

In the first edition of this groundbreaking book Maggie Jackson sounded a prescient warning of a looming crisis- the fragmentation of attention that is eroding our abilities to problem-solve innovate and care for one another. Now in this updated edition with an incisive new preface she offers both a renewed wake-up call and a path forward as we reckon with one of the most pressing problems of our time. How can we harness the technological marvels of our age more wisely and turn data into knowledge and distraction into attention? How can we reset human bonds in a time of deep disconnect? We must she argues curb technological excess by cultivating the full gamut of our attentional capabilities. We must look first to the human behind the device. Jackson is our expert guide in exploring the historic roots of distraction the perils we face in melding human and machine and the cutting-edge science that reveals the attentional skills most needed in an age of overload. Timely and unforgettable Distracted offers a harrowing yet hopeful account of the fate of our highest human capacity.

TITLE: Distracted

AUTHOR: Maggie Jackson

SKU: 9781633884625

PUBLISHER: Prometheus Books

DATE PUBLISHED: 03/09/2018

PLACE PUBLISHED: United States

PAGES: 336

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 152 mm x 229 mm