We’re joined by Johann Hari, a writer and journalist, who travelled all over the world to interview and learn from the leading scientists investigating why we’re losing focus to what matters and what the impact of chronic distraction is, and also to those developing the solutions.

We discuss:

Why we’re living in an attention crisis and why willpower isn’t the problem
Why we need to stop task switching
The impact of being chronically distracted on our brain power
Why sleep and diet are critical components of reclaiming focus
Why restoring childhood is so important
The individual and collective changes for solving our attention crisis
How to get into a flow state to find deep focus
Why stress undermines our ability to focus

Johann Hari:

‘Stolen Focus’ https://stolenfocusbook.com

https://johannhari.com

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