The attention economy was built to make you scroll endlessly and think shallowly. Reading a whole book is a radical act. When did you last finish one? 📚👇
#StolenFocus #ReadMoreBooks #NeurodivergentLife #Dreamspace #DigitalWellness #WritingCommunity
The internet wants your attention 24/7. Your nervous system does not consent. Log off. Touch grass. Pet a dog. Read a book. The algorithm will survive without you. Probably. 🌿😄
#StolenFocus #AntiHustle #DigitalWellness #NeurodivergentLife #Dreamspace #LogOff #WritingLife
Focus is political. Exhaustion is profitable. Rest is resistance.
#StolenFocus
“God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains.”
— Sean Parker (ex-Facebook president, Stolen Focus)
We can’t change Silicon Valley overnight, but we can choose where to put our focus. More books. More art. More walks outside. Less doomscrolling.
#StolenFocus #ChooseWisely
“Many of the things we need to do to improve our focus are so obvious they’re banal: slow down, do one thing at a time, sleep more. Yet we race in the opposite direction—toward more speed, less sleep.” ~ #StolenFocus
Why is it so hard to give ourselves what we know we need?
#RestIsResistance
“We live in a gap between what we know we should do and what we feel we can do.”
What obvious, simple thing do you wish you could give yourself permission to do more often? #StolenFocus by Johann Hari
If we lose focus, we risk losing our ability to shape society for the better. What helps you stay present & engaged?
#NowReading #StolenFocus by #JohannHari
In a world obsessed with speed, sometimes the bravest thing you can do is slow down, reclaim your focus, and work at a pace that honors your humanity. How are you building slowness and attention into your day?
#NowReading #StolenFocus by #JohannHari #DreamspaceReads #SlowProductivity
“If you go too fast you overload your abilities and they degrade, but when you practice moving at a speed that is compatible with human nature—and you build focus into your daily life—you begin to train your attention and focus.”
— Johann Hari, #StolenFocus
Sight-Seeing: How to grow old and wise at the same time. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #SightSeeing #wisdom #DavidTensen #DecenterEverything #Bible #JohannHari #StolenFocus #socialmedia #doomscrolling
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“Their business model is screen time, not life time.” — Tristan Harris speaking about Google, in Johan Hari’s book, “Stolen Focus.” #stolenfocus
Screen addiction isn’t (just) about a lack of discipline or personal failing. It is by design.
I’m seeking a balanced middle path for myself. #itshard
I love the ad breaks on Meta platforms. They remind me that I'm scrolling and should get back to real life.
#reallife #stolenfocus
The irony isn't lost on me that the only book I didn't quite get through recently is Johann Hari's #stolenfocus #storygraph
#StolenFocus highlights more extremely interesting details, such as an internal investigation conducted by #META, which was leaked to @wsj.com.
“Our algorithms exploit the human brain’s attraction to division,” acknowledged #Facebook scientists.
📚 Recommended reading for #SocialMedia professionals and, in general, for anyone who wants to discover just how much algorithms influence our lives.
👉🏽 #StolenFocus
🖋️ Johann Hari
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In the attempt to tease out ALL aspects of how modern people are losing focus in a fast-paced world, Hari makes the mistake of covering everything for everyone everywhere at once—and ends up losing focus in the narrative. The irony. #StolenFocus #JohannHari #BookChat #booksky
While Hari does his utmost to explicitly distance himself from simplistic solutions and self-help books, there is no denying that this is exactly what it is. #StolenFocus #JohannHari #BookChat #booksky
A large proportion of men sticks to non-fiction when reading. While this expands their knowledge it doesn’t have the empathy-expanding effect reading fiction does. With the proportion of men in leading positions, we should worry. #StolenFocus #JohannHari #BookChat #booksky
”You just have to flood the system with more information. The more information you pump in, the less time people can focus on any individual piece of it.” Seems like the Trump campaign took this literally. #StolenFocus #JohannHari #BookChat #booksky
It’s always problematic when the author’s ego gets in the way of the text. #StolenFocus #JohannHari #BookChat #booksky
“When I went to Moscow to interview the most important philosopher of attention in the world today …” The most important? According to? Where was the editor when phrases like this could still be stopped from being printed? #StolenFocus #JohannHari #BookChat #booksky
I haven’t even gotten through the first chapter and I’m already exhausted by the mix of self-pity, self-sacrifice, and self-righteousness. #StolenFocus #JohannHari #BookChat #booksky
It’s Book Week Scotland. What are you all reading? I’m spending time with this gem and #StolenFocus by #JohannHari. #SmallIsland #AndreaLevy #WomensPrize #BookChat #booksky #BookWeekScotland
I've been reading @johannhari101's #StolenFocus & rethinking my relationship with my phone & social media. I'm ready to fight for my attention & focus back.
Came here to recommend this book to EVERYONE. Well worth your attention! ✌️😊
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