THROWBACK- One thing with Johann Hari on stolen focus and why it's not your fault!

The Therapy Edit

Anna Mathur

Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.9 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

On this THROWBACK guest episode of The Therapy Edit shared while the team takes a well-deserved Christmas break, Anna chats to Johann Hari about how your inability to focus is NOT your fault.

Johann Hari is the author of 3 New York Times Bestselling books, the latest of which, Stolen Focus; Why You Can't Pay Attention is available here.

Find out more about Johann here and follow him on Instagram at @johann.hari

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0:31.0	Hello and welcome to the Therapy Edit podcast with me, psychotherapist, Anna Martha. I love bringing
0:37.4	bite-sized thoughts and conversations
0:39.2	to support your well-being in your busy lives. Behind the scenes, we are working on bringing
0:44.1	you a whole new series, but in the meantime, we have delved into the archives and will be sharing
0:49.3	some of our most loved nuggets, light bulb moments and powerful chats. I hope you enjoy them. Hi everyone. Welcome
0:57.8	to today's guest episode of The Therapy Edit. I have with me today, Johann Harry. Is that how I say
1:04.1	your name? Have I said it right there? I say Johann Harry, but I once waited for six hours with a broken
1:09.2	arm in casualty because they were calling for
1:11.4	Joanna Harry to come forward. So anyone who says my name better than that is by me.
1:16.3	Okay. So, oh gosh, out, out. Right. I have with me today, the amazing Johann Hari. He is a journalist
1:24.7	and author. He has two brilliant TED Talks on addiction and depression. He is a three times New York Times bestselling author with chasing the scream, lost connections, which is about the real causes of depression and some unexpected solutions. And more recently, an absolute go-to book of mine that I will honestly say has changed the
1:47.7	landscape of how I understand and try and use my attention. This is stolen focus on why you can't
1:55.2	pay attention. It's rich with research and it really touched me quite profoundly. I actually couldn't stop myself from reading bits out to people around me, just desperately
2:04.9	wanting them to grasp this insight.
2:07.0	It was my husband at the time.
2:08.2	I literally, you know those books and you remember where you were when you read them?
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