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Podcast: The Best Life Podcast
Episode: Ep. 434: Fighting Distraction in An Attention Economy
Description: As technology and media develop further and become more important parts of our lives, our attention is getting spread thin. As a result, we’ve all become pretty bad listeners. You probably don’t even realize it—most people tend to believe they’re much better at listening than they actually are—but very few people feel truly listened to and understood. We think we’re pretty self-aware of our attention habits, but even we find ourselves reaching for our phones and distraction every few seconds. Distraction hurts us everywhere—in our work, relationships, even our health. Is phone freedom an att...