Introduction: Walking in Memphis
Cause One: The Increase in Speed, Switching and Filtering
Cause Two: The Crippling of our Flow States
Cause Three: The Rise of Physical and Mental Exhaustion
Cause Four: The Collapse of Sustained Reading
Cause Five: The Disruption of Mind-Wandering
Cause Six: The Rise of Technology That Can Track and Manipulate You (Part One)
Cause Six: The Rise of Technology That Can Track and Manipulate You (Part Two)
Cause Seven: The Rise of Cruel Optimism
The First Glimpses of the Deeper Solution
Cause Eight: The Surge in Stress and How it is Triggering Vigilance
The Places That Figured Out How to Reverse the Surge in Speed and Exhaustion
Causes Nine and Ten: Our Deteriorating Diets and Rising Pollution
Cause Eleven: The Rise of ADHD and How We are Responding to it
Cause Twelve: The Confinement of Our Children, Both Physically and Psychologically
Conclusion: Attention Rebellion.