The Attention Paradox
Rethinking focus for the modern mind
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Perhaps you're a parent trying to balance work demands with being present for your children; a student struggling to concentrate through long lectures. You might be a professional drowning in emails and meetings, or simply someone who feels constantly distracted in our hyperconnected world.
Whatever brought you here, you've likely blamed yourself for attention struggles that feel like personal failings. But the truth is, everything you've been told about attention is wrong. You're not lazy, undisciplined or fundamentally flawed. Your attention isn't broken, your brain isn't failing you - it's working exactly the way it should be.
Dr Benjamin Sharpe is a cognitive scientist who studies attention whilst struggling with his own restless brain. In The Attention Paradox he reveals the truth about human attention: sustained focus was never meant to be constant. Different minds work differently, some wander, some need movement, some thrive on chaos. None are failures.
Drawing from cognitive science, neuroscience, personal experience, and years of research, The Attention Paradox dismantles productivity myths and offers something more valuable: how your attention truly works, why modern life fragments everyone's focus, and what you can actually change.
The Attention Paradox will challenge the very premise that perfect, sustained focus should be your goal, replacing impossible standards with understanding and practical wisdom. By its end, you will still have the same attention span, but you will finally understand how to use it.©2027 Benjamin Sharpe (P)2027 Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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