The Distraction Engine: How Social Media, Algorithms, and Infinite Content Are Rewiring Your Brain and Stealing Your Ability to Focus - Couverture souple

Romano, Giulio Quinto

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798195354596

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

You are not distracted by accident.
You are operating inside a system designed for distraction.
The Distraction Engine reveals how modern digital platforms are not neutral tools, but highly optimized environments engineered to capture, fragment, and redirect human attention.
Every scroll, click, pause, and interaction is part of a continuous feedback loop. These signals are analyzed, measured, and used to refine what you see next—creating a system that learns how to keep you engaged while gradually reshaping how you think, focus, and process information.
This book explores:
• How algorithms systematically optimize for attention over clarity
• Why your ability to focus is decreasing in highly connected environments
• How infinite content loops restructure cognitive behavior
• The role of dopamine-driven feedback systems in digital engagement
• Why distraction feels normal, even when it is engineered
• How perception is shaped through repetition, timing, and personalization
This is not a book about abandoning technology.
It is a book about understanding the system you are already inside.
Because attention is no longer just something you use.
It is something that is continuously measured, predicted, and shaped.
And in that system, distraction is not a failure.
It is the product.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798195354596
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 80
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