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title: "Educate Yourself"
description: "Books, tools, podcasts and documentaries worth your time — and the few things that measurably help, in the order they are worth doing."
url: https://attentionmachine.org/en/educate/
lang: en
updated: 2026-09-23
license: "CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)"
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Educate Yourself

# Understanding the machine is the first step out of it.

Resources for going deeper — from the books that shaped the argument to the tools that reduce your exposure, and a tiered action list from individual to structural.

[**Books** The essential reading — from Solove on privacy to Haidt on mental health to Pariser on filter bubbles. ](https://attentionmachine.org/en/educate/books/)[**Watch & Listen** Documentaries, podcasts, and journalism worth your time. ](https://attentionmachine.org/en/educate/watch-listen/)[**Tools & Sites** Ad blockers, privacy tools, the Bad News game, EFF Cover Your Tracks, and more. ](https://attentionmachine.org/en/educate/tools/)[**What to Do** Individual actions, family conversations, structural advocacy. Tiered and honest about what each achieves. ](https://attentionmachine.org/en/educate/what-to-do/)[**Where to Get Help** If something here has touched a nerve — your wellbeing, a child’s safety, money lost to a scam — where to turn.](https://attentionmachine.org/en/educate/get-help/)

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