» In the Media

Voice of America — Maggie talks to millions of radio listeners across Africa about the Health Risks of Distraction
SiriusXM-Wharton — Here I highlight "productive uncertainty" as our best antidote to a snap-judgement world
Podship Earth — Maggie talks about distraction and climate change on this new podcast by former EPA executive Jared Blumenfeld
The Rob Hopkins Imagination Podcast — Maggie talks about the loss of "what-if" thinking with famed UK environmentalist Rob Hopkins
The Front Porch People — Maggie is the kick-off speaker on the fascinating new podcast "Big Audacious Idea"
Diane Rehm Show — Appearance on NPR's Diane Rehm Show, Washington, D.C.
WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show — Maggie talks about Distraction on the venerable New York Public Radio show
The Takeaway — Interview on The Takeaway on an ADD World
Connecticut NPR — An Interview with the wonderful Faith Middleton
Minnesota Public Radio — Appearance on Midmorning with Kerri Miller
Radio West — A talk with the fantastic NPR host Doug Fabrizio

New York Society Library Lecture — Online audio and video
Future of the Book Seminar — Moderator of the Future of the Book seminar, New York Society Library, New York City (videocast available)

Distracted
Sunday Times of London — "Distracted," by the eminent essayist Bryan Appleyard
The New York Times: Shifting Careers — "Attention Must Be Paid" by Marci Alboher
Fast Company — "Launching the 'Attention' Movement...Distracted, by Maggie Jackson," by Cali Williams Yost
Forbes — "Eight Reasons Why You Can't Pay Attention," by Allison van Dusen, Forbes
Harvard Management Update — “The Dangers of Distraction”
Montreal Gazette — “Warning: Information Overload Hurts Productivity”

What's Happening to Home?
Star Tribune — "The Struggle to Make Second Homes the Refuge," by HJ Cummins
The New York Times — "Headquarters At Home and Proud to Be There," by Marci Alboher

Distracted
"Influential" — The New Yorker
“Distracted concentrates the mind on a real problem of modern life.” — The Wall Street Journal
"... more essential than ever." — Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows
"A prize-winning columnist for the Boston Globe provides a timely and often horrifying look at our technology-addled lives today." — Editor’s Pick, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"A richly detailed and passionately argued... account of the travails facing an ADD society and how to reinvigorate a 'renaissance of attention.'" — Publishers Weekly
"Timely and welcome ... Anyone who cares about the future of society should give Distracted some much deserved time and focus." — Matt Curtin, founder of Interhack Corp., writing in Ergo

What’s Happening to Home?
“Not a book exhorting families to return to another time, this is instead a provocative look at work and family that challenges us to examine our lives and find our own solutions. … Highly recommended.” — Library Journal
“Jackson has crafted an insightful book, more a cultural study than a guidebook, that will make readers reexamine how, where and why they work.” — Publishers Weekly
“Maggie Jackson has written an original, thoughtful, helpful book on a subject no smaller than how to live in the world. It is a serious pleasure to read.” — Roger Rosenblatt
"... part poetic meditation and part solid reporting on the diverse concepts of home in the early days of the 21st century." — USA Today

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