Dr. Zelana Montminy, FINDING FOCUS: Own Your Attention in an Age of Distraction
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Zibby interviews leading behavioral scientist and author Dr. Zelana Montminy about FINDING FOCUS: Own Your Attention in an Age of Distraction, a wake-up call to take back your mind—and your life! They dive into the modern epidemic of distraction, how our attention is constantly hijacked by devices and cultural noise, and why focus—not time—is our most valuable resource. Dr. Montminy shares practical ways to reclaim clarity, rebuild mental fitness, and reconnect with what matters most—without shame or overwhelm.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, listeners. We have totally booked live coming up this fall, and I hope you'll be a part of it. |
| 0:06.0 | We have three events in New York City, September 19th, 25th, and 30th, in New York, where I'll be doing six interviews live each day. |
| 0:14.0 | We also have a petite retreat in Greenwich on October 4th. |
| 0:18.0 | Go to Zibbimedia.com and event or and or event bright and search the events |
| 0:23.7 | and please come. I can't wait to meet you in person. |
| 0:30.5 | Join our family day out and help build the new children's cancer center at Great |
| 0:35.3 | Ormond Street Hospital. RBC Race for the Kids, a family festival and really fun, fun run, is back in London's |
| 0:43.0 | Hyde Park on Saturday the 11th of October. |
| 0:46.3 | Walk, run, wheel or scoot, 2K or 5K and enjoy a day of live music, games and more, all while |
| 0:53.5 | supporting Great Ormond Street Hospital charity. |
| 0:56.7 | Kids go free. Visit race.gosh.org. |
| 1:00.9 | You can have your pick here in this room, |
| 1:04.3 | something in the way you move. |
| 1:07.0 | Everyone. |
| 1:08.4 | Hello, I'm Sophia Spexper. |
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| 1:34.6 | A blur of social anxiety and parties. |
| 1:36.8 | But when she becomes the talk of the campus, Kaylee retreats and shuts herself away. |
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