Right off the bat Sam Anderson starts out trying to set the mood and secretly slipping one of his thesis' in his intro. Sam Anderson wants his readers to get away from the things that constantly distract us, mainly technology. Anderson wants us to sway from technology by saying finish whatever e-mails, texts, and tweets you have to post. He warms …show more content…
Gallagher has been at war with the poverty of attention. Sadly Gallagher was diagnosed with breast cancer but it did not stop her. The tragic event made her realize that attention was "not just a latent ability, it was something you could marshal and use as a tool" (Anderson 2009). With these words from Gallagher, it creates another credibility because Gallagher had time to ponder about her life and her thoughts of attention became stronger because of her tragic event. She also believes that time is being wasted, it could be a greater resource if people used it more productively. Gallagher also states that "you can't be happy all the time, but you can focus all the time" (Anderson 2009). This is powerful because whether you are sad, mad, or anxious that you always dwell on things and that takes away from the productivity you have set. This interview strikes as almost an emotional connection, it makes us feel bad but we will also choose to listen to Gallagher because she's had which most would call a "near-death