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Stolen focus : why you can't pay attention / Johann Hari.

By: Hari, Johann [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023Copyright date: ©2022Description: 340 pages ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781526620217 (paperback); 1526620219 (paperback).Other title: Why you can't pay attention.Subject(s): Attention | Distraction (Psychology)DDC classification: 153.733 HAR
Contents:
1.Cause one: The increase in speed, switching and filtering. 2.Cause two: The crippling of our flow states. 3.Cause three: The rise of physical and mental exhaustion. 4.Cause four: The collapse of sustained mind-wandering. 5.Cause five: The disruption of mind-wandering. 6.Cause six: The rise of technology that can track and manipulate you (part one). 7.Cause six: The rise of technology that can track and manipulate you (part two). 8.Cause seven: The rise of cruel optimism. 9.The first glimpses of the deeper solution. 10.Cause eight: The surge in stress and how it is triggering vigilance, 11.The places that figure out how to reverse the surge in speed and exhaustion. 12.Cause nine and ten: Our deteriorating diets and rising pollution. 13.Cause eleven: The rise of ADHD and how we are responding to it. 14.Cause twelve: The confinement of our children, both physically and psychologically. Conclusion: Attention rebellion. Groups already fighting to improve attention.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

'If you read just one book about how the modern world is driving us crazy, read this one' TELEGRAPH
'This book is exactly what the world needs right now' OPRAH WINFREY
' A beautifully researched and argued exploration of the breakdown of humankind's ability to pay attention ' STEPHEN FRY
' A really important book . . . Everyone should read it ' PHILIPPA PERRY

Is your ability to focus and pay attention in free fall?

You are not alone. The average office worker now focuses on any one task for just three minutes. But it's not your fault. Your attention didn't collapse. It has been stolen.

Internationally bestselling author Johann Hari shows twelve deep factors harming our focus. Once we understand them, together, we can take back our minds.

Simultaneously published in the U.S. as: Stolen focus : why you can't pay attention--and how to think deeply again. New York : Crown, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Cause one: The increase in speed, switching and filtering. 2.Cause two: The crippling of our flow states. 3.Cause three: The rise of physical and mental exhaustion. 4.Cause four: The collapse of sustained mind-wandering. 5.Cause five: The disruption of mind-wandering. 6.Cause six: The rise of technology that can track and manipulate you (part one). 7.Cause six: The rise of technology that can track and manipulate you (part two). 8.Cause seven: The rise of cruel optimism. 9.The first glimpses of the deeper solution. 10.Cause eight: The surge in stress and how it is triggering vigilance, 11.The places that figure out how to reverse the surge in speed and exhaustion. 12.Cause nine and ten: Our deteriorating diets and rising pollution. 13.Cause eleven: The rise of ADHD and how we are responding to it. 14.Cause twelve: The confinement of our children, both physically and psychologically. Conclusion: Attention rebellion. Groups already fighting to improve attention.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

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 have been viewed over 70 million times, and his work has been praised by a broad range of people, from Oprah to Noam Chomsky to Joe Rogan. He lives in London.

@johannhari101