The School of Wellbeing with Meg Durham

BEST OF 2022: Johann Hari - Stolen Focus & Why You Can't Pay Attention

Dec 25, 2022

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Lost Connections and the Causes of Depression

04:14

Social Media Doesn't Have to Work That Way

03:11

I'm Just Staring at the iPad, Is There a Guide to Show Me Around?

04:01

Introduction

4min

Where Has My Focus Goes?

3min

I'm Just Staring at the iPad, Is There a Guide to Show Me Around?

4min

What Is Attention?

3min

What Is Attention?

5min

Is There a Call to Action?

3min

The 12 Causes of the Obesity Crisis

3min

Is There a Right to Disconnect?

6min

How Do We Get More Screen Time From Our Smartphones?

4min

10.

Why Doesn't Facebook Provide It?

4min

11.

Social Media Doesn't Have to Work That Way

3min

12.

The Internet Is So Powerful, Right?

5min

13.

Every 12 Causes

6min

14.

When Life Feels Hard, You Can Almost Always Make Someone Else Feel Better

2min

15.

Lost Connections and the Causes of Depression

4min

16.

What's the Potential of the Human Spirit?

3min

- BEST OF 2022 -

"We own our minds, and we've got to take them back." Johann Hari

Do you often feel distracted and unable to focus? In this episode, Johann Hari will highlight the broader issues we face and how we're not to blame for our waning attention and focus. You'll learn how the social media business model is used to actively steal our attention and the impact notifications and multitasking is having on the way we think, feel and act. The good news is we can do something about it, Johann shares what we can do to reclaim our focus.

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