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Interrupted and distracted: Johann Hari wants you to regain your attention

Life Examined

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Is Your Attention Getting Worse?

Stylon focus is a new book about the importance of paying attention. Author Johan Held says he felt his own attention was getting worse with each year that passed. The average American now focuses on any one task for only three minutes, according to U knit study. There's scientific evidence for 12 factors that can make your attention better or worse - and they go much wider than just technology.

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