As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card and all its benefits at dmpl.org/get-carded.

Des Moines Public Library business book pick: “Look: How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World,” by Christian Madsbjerg

Why you should read it: Philosopher and entrepreneur Christian Madsbjerg’s 2023 book is a timely exploration of how we pay attention that aims to transform the ways people connect with one another at home, at work and more. In an age of social media and social isolation, Madsbjerg argues that people need to recapture their ability to pay attention, drawing from philosophy, science and even his own life.