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A review by curioustomes
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
4.0
It is truly alarming how we are manipulated without even knowing it.
Hari explains how "big tech" uses our attention, however they wish, to fill their pockets. This is a great book to help us all "wake up" in a society where it feels we are zombie robots, mindlessly creating wealth for companies that don't have our best interests in mind.
Some of the most interesting chapters I found were about generational differences and how starkly our attention spans have declined; aswell as how to regain the habits and practices we have lost.
Despite the fact that there is a room of engineers working to keep my attention, Hari has made me feel I can lift my head and focus on the things I really want to be doing.
I really recommend for anyone struggling to disconnect.
Hari explains how "big tech" uses our attention, however they wish, to fill their pockets. This is a great book to help us all "wake up" in a society where it feels we are zombie robots, mindlessly creating wealth for companies that don't have our best interests in mind.
Some of the most interesting chapters I found were about generational differences and how starkly our attention spans have declined; aswell as how to regain the habits and practices we have lost.
Despite the fact that there is a room of engineers working to keep my attention, Hari has made me feel I can lift my head and focus on the things I really want to be doing.
I really recommend for anyone struggling to disconnect.