explodinghead 's review for:

Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity by Gloria Mark

3.0

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A solid-enough book! I think unfortunately Dr. Mark is a better researcher than writer. ATTENTION SPAN is a fine-enough primer on the subject, but her explanations never struck me as all that engaging. I know, ironic for a book about attention. I liked Mark's attention to history, but do we need to know about B.F. Skinner's daughters air-crib? Do we need to know about what inspired Solomon Asch to get into psychology? And then there's all sorts of asides about her personal life that felt strangely unnecessary.

Some good advice towards the end of the book about attentional "friction". Frustrating read because I kept wanting it to go deeper. Unsatisfying neural explanations.

Overall: good for a PSYC 101-level introduction to attention.