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Managing Attention and Learning From a Pandemic
Herbert Simon once stated that attention is the scarcest of economic resources. Recent events would seem to prove him right. The world has been held captive to Covid-19, the coronavirus pandemic. It affects everyone. Moreover, it is impossible to escape the sheer weight of information about the virus in the media and everyday life. Its implications are huge – and not only on the medical front but in terms of economic and social life too. From our behavior, a visitor from another planet would be justified in thinking that the coronavirus is the only issue facing humans on Earth. It captures almost all of our attention.
