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Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention–and How to Think Deeply Again

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back.

“The book the world needs in order to win the war on distraction.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again

“Read this book to save your mind.”—Susan Cain, author of Quiet
 
WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Post, Mashable, Mindful

In the United States, teenagers can focus on one task for only sixty-five seconds at a time, and office workers average only three minutes. Like so many of us, Johann Hari was finding that constantly switching from device to device and tab to tab was a diminishing and depressing way to live. He tried all sorts of self-help solutions—even abandoning his phone for three months—but nothing seemed to work. So Hari went on an epic journey across the world to interview the leading experts on human attention—and he discovered that everything we think we know about this crisis is wrong.
 
We think our inability to focus is a personal failure to exert enough willpower over our devices. The truth is even more disturbing: our focus has been stolen by powerful external forces that have left us uniquely vulnerable to corporations determined to raid our attention for profit. Hari found that there are twelve deep causes of this crisis, from the decline of mind-wandering to rising pollution, all of which have robbed some of our attention. In Stolen Focus, he introduces readers to Silicon Valley dissidents who learned to hack human attention, and veterinarians who diagnose dogs with ADHD. He explores a favela in Rio de Janeiro where everyone lost their attention in a particularly surreal way, and an office in New Zealand that discovered a remarkable technique to restore workers’ productivity.
 
Crucially, Hari learned how we can reclaim our focus—as individuals, and as a society—if we are determined to fight for it. Stolen Focus will transform the debate about attention and finally show us how to get it back.

From the Publisher

Naomi Klein says: This book could not be more vital. Please sit with it, and focus. Naomi Klein says: This book could not be more vital. Please sit with it, and focus.

Susan Cain says “Read this book to save your mind”Susan Cain says “Read this book to save your mind”

Our focus has been stolen—but we can get it backOur focus has been stolen—but we can get it back

Adam Grant says: Hari [has] written the book the world needs to win the war on distraction”Adam Grant says: Hari [has] written the book the world needs to win the war on distraction”

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crown (January 24, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593138538
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593138533
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.74 x 7.98 inches

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Customers find the book’s start well, productive, and interesting. They also find the writing quality easy to read and witty. Readers describe the book as fascinating, powerful, and amazing. They appreciate the breadth of perspective that provides many important insights to contemplate. However, some find the information good but lacks major revelations. Additionally, some feel the author loses focus about halfway through.

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