It's about nothing!
It's about nothing! Well, even nothing is something. This podcast, hosted by Cameron Hawker and Dr Nicholas Duck looks at the psychology of work, politics, entertainment, and life.Cam Hawker is a Government and Politics specialist who runs his own consultancy Zephyr West.Dr Nicholas Duck is an Organisational Psychologist who runs an innovative consultancy called Opposite (www.opposite.com.au).
It's about nothing!
It's about attention!
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Nicholas Duck
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Season 5
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Episode 2
Attention. Everyone wants yours. Your phone. Your boss. Your fridge at 11pm.
But what actually is attention? Why is it so slippery? And why do we get distracted by literally anything — except the thing we’re meant to be doing?
In this episode, we dig into the weird science of attention. We explore why your brain is wired to chase personally meaningful information, why multitasking is mostly a lie, and what attention has to do with everything from burnout to bliss.
This episode comes with no flashing lights, no pop-ups, and zero notifications (unless your phone betrays us mid-episode).