Ep. 434: Fighting Distraction in An Attention Economy

As technology and media develop further and become more important parts of our lives, our attention is getting spread thin. As a result, we’ve all become pretty bad listeners. You probably don’t even realize it—most people tend to believe they’re much better at listening than they actually are—but very few people feel truly listened to and understood. We think we’re pretty self-aware of our attention habits, but even we find ourselves reaching for our phones and distraction every few seconds. Distraction hurts us everywhere—in our work, relationships, even our health. Is phone freedom an attainable goal?We’ve gotten worse at listening [2:10]A lack of listening can ruin relationships [6:46]Our attention spans keep getting shorter [8:14]Passive-agressive scroll warfare [10:47]Someone’s attention isn’t too much to ask for [12:29]Do boundaries make us more productive? [14:04]Practice staying present and getting uncomfortable [17:14]A loneliness epidemic [19:08]Showing genuine interest in others [22:19]Having phone freedom [28:04]Get 20% off your Magic Mind order using code THEBESTLIFE20magicmind.com/THEBESTLIFE20Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics!thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy