Johann Hari on Stolen Focus and Attention

<p>Johann Hari is a writer and journalist.&nbsp;He has written for the New York Times, Le Monde, the Guardian, and other newspapers and his TED talks have been viewed over seventy million times.&nbsp;His work has been praised by a broad range of people, from Oprah Winfrey to Noam Chomsky to Joe Rogan.</p><p>Eric and Johann discuss his book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9780593138519" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stolen Focus&nbsp;Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p>Johann Hari and I Discuss Stolen Focus and Attention and…</p><ul><li>His book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9780593138519" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stolen Focus&nbsp;Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again</a></li><li>His experience of spending 3 months with no internet or smartphone</li><li>The negative effects of consuming too much of social media</li><li>How the evidence is showing we are in an attention crisis</li><li>The deep forces at work that are damaging our attention</li><li>Understanding the two levels of response to the attention crisis; individual and collective</li><li>Cruel optimism is offering a simple solution to complex problems that may not work</li><li>The alternative to cruel optimism is bringing awareness to the many layers of the problem</li><li>How the human brain can only think about one thing at a time</li><li>The negative effects of multitasking, or the switch cost-effect&nbsp;</li><li>The debate between being “pro” tech and “anti” tech</li><li>The damaging effects of the current business models of social media designed to steal