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Attention: A Love Story
Attention: A Love Story | Casey Schwartz
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Combining expert storytelling with genuine self-scrutiny, Casey Schwartz details the decade she spend taking Adderall to help her pay attention (or so she thought) and then considers the role of attention in defining our lives as it has been understood by thinkers such as William James, David Foster Wallace, and Simone Weil. From our craving for distraction to our craving for a cure, from Silicon Valley consultants and psychedelic researchers to the findings of trauma expert Dr. Gabor Mat, Schwartz takes us on an eye-opening tour of the modern landscape of attention. Blending memoir, biography, and original reporting, Schwarz examines her attempts to preserve her authentic life and decide what is most important in it. Attention: A Love Story will resonate with readers who want to determine their own minds, away from the siren call of their screens.
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Well-ReadNeck
Well-ReadNeck
Attention: A Love Story | Casey Schwartz
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Panpan

A mash up book that takes the author‘s experience with Adderall addiction, research about the drug, some literary and social science research ....
All that to say, this book lacks, well, focus.

Ruthiella Oops-sounds like the author still has some attention deficit issues to work on! 4y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
BarbaraTheBibliophage
Attention: A Love Story | Casey Schwartz
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Mehso-so

This is a memoir and social history mash up. The author started using Adderal, a drug to treat ADHD, in college. But she took it without being diagnosed. It‘s just one of those things college kids do, right? Then, ten years later, she was still addicted to the focused and invincible way it made her feel. Yet, kicking it also made sense. This memoir is her struggle to pick a side.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
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squirrelbrain Sounds fascinating.... 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @squirrelbrain Yes and no. Just realized I meant to give it a So-So rating not a Pick. Read my whole review for more about why. 😎 5y
squirrelbrain Ah yes, I see now. I think the privilege, and definitely the self-obsession, would grate with me too..... 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @squirrelbrain She makes some interesting points, woven around in all that personal stuff. But it‘s a borrow book, not one to buy. Oddly, it‘s not even listed on bookshop.org. 5y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
BarbaraTheBibliophage
Attention: A Love Story | Casey Schwartz
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I keep saying I‘m going to lighten up my picks. Then the book on the right comes in from the library. Although it deals with Adderall addiction, it‘s actually a LOT lighter than the book on the left. Kendzior is brilliant and insightful. But I might need to ingest in small bites (without bleach!)

#newreads #fridayreads #weekendreads #nonfiction

AmyG Sarah is great. But, man, it‘s depressing stuff. 5y
Prairiegirl_reading More power to you because I definitely do that right now! 🤦🏻‍♀️ 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @AmyG Yup. Small bites. @Prairiegirl_reading It somehow seems “lighter” than real life. Which only proves how screwed up real life is ... 🤦🏼‍♀️ 5y
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