My partner and I both work from home and we've turned into notification machines constantly interrupting each other with 'quick questions' and random thoughts because we're so used to instant communication. Our home has become an extension of the always-on workplace and we can't figure out how to be together without being professionally productive.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people discover that the attention patterns required for work have colonized their capacity for simply being together.
“Where Are You with The attention economy examined?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.