Show Notes
Dr. Sarah Chen, cognitive scientist and author of The Distracted Mind, joins us to discuss how the architecture of social platforms shapes our cognitive habits — and what we can actually do about it.
We cover the neuroscience of scrolling, why push notifications are engineered to be irresistible, what the research shows about multi-tasking, and practical strategies for reclaiming genuine attention in a world optimised to fragment it.
Show Notes
- Dr. Chen’s research on smartphone interruption and IQ reduction
- The “attention residue” concept and why task-switching is so costly
- Recommended reading: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- The single most effective intervention for reclaiming attention
