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707: Johann Hari | Why You Can't Pay Attention—And What to Do About It
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Obesity Crisis Analogy
Steven Pinker acknowledges both positive and negative trends in his work./nA leading expert on children's attention problems drew an analogy with the obesity crisis to question our environment's effect on attention./nIn the past, obesity rates were low, but they rose due to profound changes in our lifestyle and food supply system./nStructural changes, such as building cities that promote sedentary lifestyles, contribute to obesity./nStress and comfort eating also contribute to obesity./nCountries that made efforts to counteract these changes have lower obesity levels./nThere is an analogy between obesity and attention problems: an attentional pathogenic environment may undermine our ability to focus and pay attention./nThe evidence suggests that we are living in such an environment.
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