My teenage kids are always half-listening because they're thinking about their phones even when they don't have them and I realize I do the same thing during our conversations. We're all physically present but mentally elsewhere and I don't know how to model the kind of attention I want them to have when I can barely focus myself.
More people experience this than they realize.
A family where everyone wants connection but no one remembers how to be fully present.
“Where Are You with Shallow work and the attention economy?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.