Your Attention Is for Sale: How the Attention Economy Is Shaping Your Life—and How to Take Back Control - Couverture souple

Aggarwal, Mukesh

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798161520925

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Your attention is the most valuable thing you own. Who is controlling it?

You pick up your phone to check one message. A few minutes later, you are still scrolling. One video becomes ten. A quick notification turns into half an hour. And the time you planned to spend on something meaningful quietly disappears.

This is not simply a problem of poor discipline. It is part of a world where apps, websites, and social media platforms compete for one precious resource: your attention.

In Your Attention Is for Sale, Mukesh Aggarwal explores how the attention economy works, why digital distractions are so difficult to resist, and how constant screen use can affect your focus, relationships, happiness, and everyday choices.

Through simple explanations and relatable examples, this book helps you understand the hidden costs of distraction—and discover practical ways to regain control.

Inside this book, you will discover:

• The Attention Economy: Understand why companies compete for your time and how your attention creates value.

• The Psychology of Distraction: Learn why notifications, endless scrolling, autoplay, and digital rewards keep pulling you back.

• The Social Media Trap: Understand how algorithms, likes, trends, and online comparisons influence your behaviour.

• The Hidden Cost of Lost Attention: Discover how constant interruptions can affect your time, concentration, learning, productivity, and peace of mind.

• Attention and Identity: Explore how the content you consume shapes your thoughts, values, and sense of self.

• Relationships in a Digital World: Learn why being physically present is not always the same as giving someone your full attention.

• Practical Ways to Take Back Control: Discover simple steps to reduce unnecessary distractions, create better digital habits, and protect your focus.

• Building an Attention-Rich Life: Learn to give more of your time to meaningful work, personal growth, real connections, and the things that truly matter.

This book is not about rejecting technology. It is about using technology without allowing it to control your life.

Your phone can be a powerful tool for learning, communication, creativity, and business. But when every spare moment is filled with notifications and scrolling, you may lose the time and mental space needed to think deeply, connect with others, and pursue your goals.

You do not have to abandon the digital world. You can begin by understanding how it works, noticing your habits, and making more deliberate choices about where your attention goes.

Because every minute you spend looking at one thing is a minute you cannot spend on something else.

Your attention is your life, one moment at a time. Stop giving it away without thinking. Learn to take it back.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798161520925
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 57
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg