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Podcast: The Jordan Harbinger Show
Episode: 707: Johann Hari | Why You Can't Pay Attention—And What to Do About It
Description: Johann Hari (@johannhari101) is a New York Times best-selling author and top-rated TED speaker. His latest book is Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—And How to Think Deeply Again.
What We Discuss with Johann Hari:
It's not just your imagination: attention spans are shortening, and finding the mental state that fosters deep thinking is increasingly elusive.
It's not just kids: college-age people switch tasks, on average, every 65 seconds. Adults? Every three minutes. We've become accustomed to interrupting ourselves when external distractions aren't there to do it for us.
It's not your fault: your inability to...