Stolen Focus
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari is a 2022 Business & Economics book written by TED speaker Johann Hari, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong" (2015), 24M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 7 years after the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 4th of 4 books by Johann Hari on Books Worth Reading (2015–2022), by publication year.
- Edition: Nijgh & Van Ditmar, 2022 · 352 pages
The paired TED talk
Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong (2015), the TED talk by Johann Hari.
From the publisher
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.