he Attention Collapse: Competing in a 7-Second Economy explores how attention scarcity is reshaping customer experience. Drawing on research from Microsoft, Stanford University, McKinsey, Forrester, Qualtrics, and Harvard Business Review, this piece unpacks the neuroscience behind focus, multitasking, and cognitive overload. It shows how modern CX design must evolve from capturing attention to caring for it — creating slower, deeper, and more meaningful interactions that build emotional trust in a distracted world.