Tom Vanderbilt - Human attention, in the best of circumstances, is a fluid but fragile entit

Human attention, in the best of circumstances, is a fluid but fragile entity. Beyond a certain threshold, the more that is asked of it, the less well it performs. When this happens in a psychological experiment, it is interesting. When it happens in traffic, it can be fatal.

- Tom Vanderbilt

topic: Interesting, Attention, Psychological