Let this photograph of the interior of the Collyer Brothers townhouse stand as a metaphor for the attention economy. What is scarce here? Not information, but the attention to do something with it. Many of us feel overwhelmed by the avalanche of information that pours through our lives everyday. Does your email inbox ever seem like this?
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Hoarding & the Lifehack: A Metaphor for the Attention Economy
Let this photograph of the interior of the Collyer Brothers townhouse stand as a metaphor for the attention economy. What is scarce here? Not information, but the attention to do something with it. Many of us feel overwhelmed by the avalanche of information that pours through our lives everyday. Does your email inbox ever seem like this?
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