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2 Title Page Numb How the Information Age Dulls Our Senses and How We Can Get Them Back Charles R. Chaffin

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 Oversight?

28 CHAPTER 21: Regaining the Feeling Reflecting Empowerment

29 ReferencesIntroduction Chapter 1: The Information Age Chapter 2: Can I Have Your Attention Please? Chapter 3: The News Chapter 4: Instagram Worthy Chapter 5: Who's the Pigeon Now? Chapter 6: A Habit of Distraction Chapter 7: Tinder and I Are Registered on Amazon Chapter 8: Confirmation Bias Chapter 9: Compassion Fatigue Chapter 10: Too Much Information Chapter 11: FOMO Chapter 12: Outrage Machine Chapter 13: Tribalism Chapter 14: Instant Gratification Chapter 15: Loneliness Chapter 16: Choice Chapter 17: Impulse Buying Chapter 18: Porn Chapter 19: Publisher or Platform? Chapter 20: Algorithms

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31 End User License Agreement

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