Attention Quote by Herbert Simon

“In an information-rich world, the wealth of information means a dearth of something else: a scarcity of whatever it is that information consumes. What…

— Herbert A. Simon

“What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”

— Jocelyn K. Glei

What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients.

— Herbert A. Simon

A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.

— Anonymous

“Herbert Simon, the Nobel-winning economist, took these inchoate sentiments and explained them rigorously: “What information consumes is rather obvious. It consumes the attention of…

— Franklin Foer

“What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence, a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention and…

— Timothy Ferriss

“In an information-rich world, the wealth of information means a dearth of something else: a scarcity of whatever it is that information consumes. What…

— Kevin Kelly

“Back in the seventies, Herbert Simon, the Nobel-winning economist, took these inchoate sentiments and explained them rigorously: “What information consumes is rather obvious. It…

— Franklin Foer

When information is cheap, attention becomes expensive.

— James Gleick

“Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”

— Jocelyn K. Glei

“Plenty of information leads to scarcity of attention. When people are overwhelmed with the volume of information confronting them, it is hard to know…

— Joseph Nye

“A wealth of information means a poverty of attention.”

— Daniel Goleman