Srinagar, Nov. 12 -- Attention has become one of the world's most valuable resources, yet it is among the least protected. A person moves from a news alert to a work message, from a short video to an advertisement, and from private conversation to public outrage without leaving the same screen. Together, these transitions create a day in which the mind is repeatedly summoned but rarely allowed to settle. Is this constant demand changing how we think and respond?

Almost every digital service depends on time spent looking at it. Social networks, video platforms, search engines, shopping applications, games and messaging services compete for daily attention. Simon Kemp's Digital 2025 report for DataReportal estimated that people used an ave...