Stolen Focus
Why You Can't Pay Attention
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4.4 • 23 Ratings
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- £8.49
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- £8.49
Publisher Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A SPECTATOR AND FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022
A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH
'If you read just one book about how the modern world is driving us crazy, read this one' TELEGRAPH
'This book is exactly what the world needs right now' OPRAH WINFREY
'A beautifully researched and argued exploration of the breakdown of humankind's ability to pay attention' STEPHEN FRY
'A really important book . . . Everyone should read it' PHILIPPA PERRY
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Is your ability to focus and pay attention in free fall?
You are not alone. The average office worker now focuses on any one task for just three minutes. But it's not your fault. Your attention didn't collapse. It has been stolen.
Internationally bestselling author Johann Hari shows twelve deep factors harming our focus. Once we understand them, together, we can take back our minds.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A failure to hold attention is something that, if we’re honest, blights us all. There are, bestselling author Johann Hari succinctly explains here, plenty of understandable reasons for this as we navigate our demanding lives, but despite the cavalcade of self-help fixes on offer, solving this crisis is a lot more complex. In this absorbing read, Hari travels the world—from Brazil to New Zealand—to meet those attacking the issue in ways beyond simply “deleting your social media accounts”. These rich experiences (and the often extreme solutions Hari is introduced to) mean this becomes a gripping, high-stakes read full of tangible ways we might all enhance our attention spans.
Customer Reviews
Focus on this book!
A good starting point to becoming more active against addictive technology and exploring healthier ways we can organise society and the environment.
Everyone needs to read this book.
Seriously.
Exageration to make a point
I understand that the author is a journalist, but christ. The amount of stories that never happened in this book.