Stolen focus: why you can't pay attention--and how to think deeply again

Introduction: Walking in Memphis

Cause One: The Increase in Speed, Switching and Filtering

Cause Two: The Crippling of our Flow States

Cause Three: The Rise of Physical and Mental Exhaustion

Cause Four: The Collapse of Sustained Reading

Cause Five: The Disruption of Mind-Wandering

Cause Six: The Rise of Technology That Can Track and Manipulate You (Part One)

Cause Six: The Rise of Technology That Can Track and Manipulate You (Part Two)

Cause Seven: The Rise of Cruel Optimism

The First Glimpses of the Deeper Solution

Cause Eight: The Surge in Stress and How it is Triggering Vigilance

The Places That Figured Out How to Reverse the Surge in Speed and Exhaustion

Causes Nine and Ten: Our Deteriorating Diets and Rising Pollution

Cause Eleven: The Rise of ADHD and How We are Responding to it

Cause Twelve: The Confinement of Our Children, Both Physically and Psychologically

Conclusion: Attention Rebellion.