Why You Can't Pay Attention And Focus - Johann Hari | Modern Wisdom Podcast 418
Johann Hari is a writer & a journalist.
You probably struggle to focus on the task you're doing. You probably wish that you could pay attention for longer and that you were less easily distracted. Why is this such a common problem? Is this a byproduct of the modern era? Technology? Social Media? Johann has travelled the world trying to work out what is going on.
Expect to learn how your attention system works, whether attention loss is reversible, whether modern life is going to further decrease our productivity, the relationship between sleep and focus, what impact stress and diet has, whether phone addiction is to blame, the single biggest influence Johann found which no one is talking about, the strategies which help to regain focus and much more...
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00:00 Intro
00:33 Why Johann Studied Attention
11:22 Parable of the TikTokkers
15:33 What is Attention & How Does it Work?
20:08 How Detrimental is Constant Task-Switching?
30:37 Should there be Systemic Changes to Improve Attention?
43:32 Flow States for Wellbeing
1:02:52 How Sleep Relates to Focus
1:12:51 The Top Causes of Attention Loss
1:25:47 Are We to Blame for Device Addiction?
1:39:03 Johann’s Strategies to Enhance Attention
1:51:14 Where to Find Johann
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