Here’s a start. Check back often as this page will be continually updated.
Websites:
United States Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Time Use Survey
Distraction.gov: The Official U.S. Government Website for Distracted Driving
Books:
Personal Productivity Secrets: Do what you never thought possible with your time and attention, and regain control of your life! by Maura Thomas
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, by Winifred Gallagher
Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age, by Maggie Jackson
Digital Convergence: How the Merging of Computers, Communications and Multimedia is Transforming Our Lives, by Andy Covell
The Invisible Gorilla, and Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us, by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance, by Tony Schwartz, Jean Gomes and Catherine McCarthy
The Attention Economy: Understanding the New Currency of Business, by Thomas H. Davenport and John C. Beck
Articles:
It Don’t Mean A Thing If You Ain’t Got That Ping, by Matt Richtel, The New York Times, April 22, 2007
Technology May Lead to Attention Deficit Disorder, by Kevin Parrish, Tom’s Guide, November 16, 2009
Earplugs to Lasers: The Science of Concentration, by John Tierney, New York Times, May 4, 2009
Handwriting is a 21st Century Skill, by Edward Tenner, The Atlantic, April 28, 2011
Tracking Wonder, by Jeffrey Davis, Psychology Today, April 22, 2011
Proud of Being Overwhelmed? You Be a Stress Seeker, by Maura Rhodes, MSNBC, May 11, 2011
How Meditation Might Ward Off The Effects Of Aging, by Jo Marchant, The Guardian, April 23, 2011
Are You Buying Toys That Stunt Your Child’s Brain? by Fran Lasker, Huffington Post, August 3, 2011
In Praise of Distraction, by James Surowiecki, The New Yorker, April 11, 2011
Traditional Take on Data Clutter, by Alfred Hermida, BBC News, February 5, 2004
The Only Way to Get Important Things Done, by Tony Schwartz, Harvard Business Review, May 24, 2011
Overestimating Our Overworking, by Laura Vanderkam, The Wall Street Journal Online, May 29, 2009
The Rise of the Inattention Economy, by Adrian Ott, Fastcompany.com, March 11, 2010
MediaShift: Why We Need to Teach Mindfulness in a Digital Age, by Aran Levasseur, PBS.org, April 4, 2012
This is Your Brain on Multitasking, by Jessica Stillman, Inc. Magazine, January 13, 2012
Warning: Your Attention is Under Siege, by Tony Schwartz, Harvard Business Review, November 15th, 2010
When the Mind Wanders, Happiness Also Strays, by John Tierney, NY Times, November 15th, 2010
Achieving a Healthful Digital Diet, by Matt Richtel, NYTimes, November 21st, 2010
Dopamine Makes You Addicted to Seeking Information, by Susan Weinschenk, Ph.D., on the “What Makes Them Click” Blog
Multitasking is Not Really Good for Anyone, by Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press, October 29, 2010
Outdoors and Out of Reach: Studying the Brain, by Matt Richtel, NY Times, August 15th, 2010
Interview with Sherry Turkle, author of “Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other, ” Frontline by PBS
Your Brain on Computers: Attached to Technology & Paying a Price, by Matt Richtel, NY Times, June 6th, 2010
So Much Media, So Little Attention Span, USA Today, March 30, 2005
Are Kids Too Wired for Their Own Good? Time Magazine, March 19, 2006
The Lure of Data – Is it Addictive? by Matt Richtel, NYTimes, July 6th, 2003
Multitasking Splits the Brain, Science Magazine, April 15, 2010
Your Brain on Computers: Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime, by Matt Richtel, NYTimes, August 24th, 2010
Big Bang! Digital convergence is finally happening — and that means new opportunities for upstarts and challenges for tech icons, BusinessWeek, June 21, 2004
Why Can’t You Pay Attention Anymore? CNET, March 28, 2005
Driven to Distraction Series, by Matt Richtel, NYTimes, 2009
Attention Loss Feared Amid High-Tech Brain Rewiring, Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 12, 2009
The Myth of Multitasking, BellaOnline
Whirling Dervish Drivers, Op-Ed by Maureen Dowd, July 21, 2009, NYTimes
Study Suggests Meditation Can Help Train Attention, May 8, 2007, NYTimes
Facebook is Making Us Miserable, December 9, 2011, Harvard Business Review Blog Network
Research Studies:
Music We Like Can Be More Distracting Than Music We Don’t, August 2, 2012, The British Psychological Research Digest
Meditation Helps Increase Attention Span, July 16th, 2010, ScienceDaily
Is Technology Producing A Decline In Critical Thinking And Analysis?, ScienceDaily, January 29th, 2009
Multi-Tasking Adversely Affects Brain’s Learning, UCLA Psychologists Report, ScienceDaily, July 26, 2006
Healthways, Inc: Poor Employee Health Habits Drive Lost Productivity According to Major New Study of Nearly 20,000 American Workers, 4-traders.com, August 6, 2012
When We Forget to Remember:Failures in Prospective Memory Range from Annoying to Lethal, ScienceDaily, July 31, 2012
Is Multitasking More Efficient? American Psychology Association, August 5, 2001
Is Technology Producing a Decline in Critical Thinking and Analysis? ScienceDaily, January 29, 2009
Listening to Distraction: A Developmental Study of Selective Attention, from Stanford University on ScienceDirect
Divided Representation of Concurrent Goals in the Human Frontal Lobes, Science Magazine, April 16th, 2010
Don’t Spread Yourself Too Thin: The Impact of Task Juggling on Workers’ Speed of Job Completion, the National Bureau of Economic Research, October, 2010
Mental Training Affects Distribution of Limited Brain Resources, Public Library of Science
Multitasking: productivity effects and gender differences, Thomas Buser and Noemi Peter, University of Amsterdam
Multimedia
Digital Nation: Distracted by Everything (Frontline on PBS)
NPR Fresh Air, Digital Overload: Your Brain on Gadgets
Crackberry’d: The Truth About Information Overload
Amishi Jha: Building Attention (Below)
Researchers & Thinkers:
Mindful Schools: Engaging Children, Supporting Educators, Transforming Schools
William James, 20th Century psychologist, philosopher & medical doctor