E169. Johann Hari Wants Us To Take Back Our Minds

Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

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🗓️ 24 February 2022

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

Johann Hari, author of Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention, is back to discuss the collapse of our ability to pay attention and the 12 factors that are causing it. He and Bridget discuss how being chronically distracted is twice as bad for your intelligence than being stoned, living in a perfect storm of cognitive degradation, the loss of our ability to focus on deep things, the privilege of being able to disconnect, and why it's not a coincidence that our attention has collapsed at the same time we're finding it impossible to solve our problems as a society. They also cover how to get into a flow state, what's going to happen 20 or 30 years from now if we don't restore children's attention, the pleasures of reconnecting, how social media was designed to destroy your attention and why it does not have to work the way it does right now, the way the incentives change when the business model changes, and why Johann thinks Bridget owes Brad Pitt an apology. Learn more about Johann at johannhari.com.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Walkins Welcome with me, Bridget Pettasy, on Podcast One, where
0:06.1	everyone is welcome.
0:08.5	This is Walkins Welcome with Bridget Pettasy, I'm Bridget Pettasy, and you are welcome.
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0:35.0	I'm Dave Deppman, also known as Dr. Gette.
0:38.2	I've got a new podcast called The Big Idea, and every week I talk to inventors and visionaries
0:44.1	who made it big in their respective industries.
0:47.0	We'll tackle weekly trending tech, provide insight tips for your success, and go deep dives
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1:11.9	This week on the podcast, I welcome back Johan Hari.
1:16.1	Johan is an internationally best-selling author whose books have appeared in 38 languages.
1:22.2	His first book, Chasing the Scream, was made into both an Academy Award-nominated film
1:27.8	and an eight-part TV series presented by Samuel L. Jackson.
1:32.5	His TED Talks on Addiction and Depression have been viewed more than 80 million times.
1:37.6	He stops in to discuss his latest book, Stolen Focus, Why You Can't Pay Attention.
1:44.6	My name is Johan Hari.
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