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This is Why You Can’t Focus on Anything Anymore | 12 Deep Causes
Modern society is pouring acid on your ability to pay attention
Our fast-paced, modern society is pouring ACID on our ability to focus on anything important for longer than it takes to turn off YouTube “auto-play.”
And the scope of the problem is also accelerating at an ever-increasing rate.
That’s right:
Not only is the speed of life speeding up, but the speed at which it’s speeding up is also speeding up.
I know, you and I probably need at least a couple extra hours of sleep to fully grasp the extent of our f***edness.
But today’s book will clear up a ton of the confusion and anxiety.
It’s called Stolen Focus, by Johann Hari, and it’s one of the very best books I read in 2022.
It’s still relevant, too — maybe even more relevant as the “attention economy” ramps up speed and the war for your focus rages on.
Listen, I’m not exactly innocent in all this, either.
My day job is to command the attention of readers on social media and direct them to great books that I think they’d like.
I want your eyeballs too.
