cover of episode 82. Why We Can't Focus: Johann Hari (NYT Bestselling author of "Chasing the Scream," "Lost Connections," and "Stolen Focus")

82. Why We Can't Focus: Johann Hari (NYT Bestselling author of "Chasing the Scream," "Lost Connections," and "Stolen Focus")

2022/3/1
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**Johann Hari **and I explore why and how our attention spans are getting systematically destroyed by the modern world as we investigate his new book, "Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again." The reasons span from reading time to social media. Topics discussed: 

  • **How **did our **attention **spans **get **this bad? 
  • **How **the **system **is **rigged against **our focus
  • Why multitasking fails
  • **How **the **business models **of Big Tech **destroy **our focus
  • **How promoting regulation **could **stop **the demolition of our attention
  • **Flow - what **is it and **how **can we **harness **it to **empower **our focus
  • **Easy steps **to flow
  • **Why systemic changes **are needed, not Self-Help
  • **Practical tools **for focus
  • **How students **can improve focus
  • **How **the **modern education system **is ruining students' attention spans
  • What **books **have had an **impact **on Johann Hari
  • What **advice Johann Hari **has for teenagers

Johann Hari is a writer and journalist. He has written for the New York Times, Le Monde, The Guardian, and other newspapers. His TED talks and NowThis viral video have been viewed almost 100 million times, and his work has been praised by a broad range of people, from Oprah Winfrey to Noam Chomsky to Joe Rogan. He was the Executive Producer of the Oscar-nominated film “The United States vs Billie Holiday” and of a forthcoming eight-part TV series starring Samuel L JacksonWebsite: https://www.aimingforthemoon.com/)Taylor's Blog: https://www.taylorgbledsoe.com/)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aiming4moon/)Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aiming4Moon)YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-TwYdfPcWV-V1JvjBXk)"Stolen Focus" - )https://amzn.to/36V6a0D)kSafe - https://amzn.to/35jH8aQ)All Amazon Affiliate links help financially support "Aiming for the Moon" while you get a great read or product.