213: How the Sale of Your Attention Affects Your Writing and Publishing

Apr 2, 2024

Exploring how the attention economy impacts writing and publishing, with insights on managing distractions. Strategies to combat smartphone usage, reclaim control over attention, and enhance productivity. Embracing the writerly life by prioritizing reading and writing over online influences.

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

Announcement and Details of Navigate Program Enrollment

03:32 • 2min

Navigating the Attention Economy

05:33 • 15min

Reclaiming Time for Writing in the Attention Economy

20:18 • 11min

Navigating the Attention Economy

31:34 • 10min

Embracing the Writerly Life and Resisting Online Influences

41:57 • 3min

Today's episode tackles a topic weighing on my mind: how the sale of attention impacts our writing and publishing endeavors. I delve into the intricate ways social media platforms and apps are designed to capture and retain our attention, often at the expense of our productivity and focus.

Smartphones and streaming services have made access to content constant, posing significant challenges when concentrating on writing tasks. The pervasive attention economy is an obstacle to high-level problem-solving and overwhelms our brains. This episode is 100% judgment-free. I am struggling with the urge to pick up my phone, too. So, I end the discussion with strategies I've employed to combat attention distractions, such as removing certain apps from my phone and prioritizing reading over mindless scrolling. Through candid insights, I underscore the importance of reclaiming control over our attention to foster better writing and publishing outcomes.

Join me on this journey to explore how we can navigate the digital landscape and reclaim our focus to enhance our scholarly writing and publications!

For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/213.

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