How To Fix Your Focus & Stop Procrastinating: Johann Hari | E114
- Jan 9, 2022
- 1:38:10
- Full Episode
This weeks episode entitled 'How To Fix Your Focus & Stop Procrastinating: Johann Hari' topics:
0:00 Intro 02:43 Why did you write about focus 14:22 What is the cost of losing our attention? 22:09 Social Media and the part it plays 32:41 Flow States 36:19 What is the harm of interruption? 41:02 The lack of sleep we all seem to be getting 53:54 The importance of reading physical books 01:00:17 Negativity bias 01:05:07 Angry humans in an angry machine 01:13:41 Is there hope? 01:27:35 Food is messing up our focus 01:33:02 Our last guests question
Johann: https://twitter.com/johannhari101 https://www.instagram.com/johann.hari
Johann’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1526620227/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_8XB8KP2V3XWR2JKY00GN
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Brief Summary
Johan Hari discusses the attention crisis, its causes, and solutions for reclaiming focus in modern society.
Key points
- Journey to Graceland. A personal story unfolds as Johan reflects on his godson's obsession with Elvis and their trip to Graceland.
- The Cost of Attention Loss. Johan discusses the societal and personal costs of diminishing attention spans.
- Pre-Commitment in Relationships. Setting rules with your partner can help maintain focus and connection.
- The Business Model of Social Media. Social media companies profit from our attention, often at our expense.
- Understanding Flow State. Flow state is a deep, effortless attention that enhances productivity and creativity.
- The Importance of Sleep. Sleep is crucial for attention and cognitive function; we are sleeping less than ever.
Episode highlights
- Journey to GracelandA personal story unfolds as Johan reflects on his godson's obsession with Elvis and their trip to Graceland.“Will you take me to Graceland one day?”5:07Jan 9, 2022
- The Cost of Attention LossJohan discusses the societal and personal costs of diminishing attention spans.“If you can't focus, your ability to achieve your goals diminishes.”14:48Jan 9, 2022
- Pre-Commitment in RelationshipsSetting rules with your partner can help maintain focus and connection.“We made a rule to exclude devices from certain parts of our life.”19:04Jan 9, 2022
- The Business Model of Social MediaSocial media companies profit from our attention, often at our expense.“You're not the customer of Facebook; you're the product they sell to advertisers.”28:21Jan 9, 2022
- Understanding Flow StateFlow state is a deep, effortless attention that enhances productivity and creativity.“Flow is like a gusher of attention inside all of us.”34:09Jan 9, 2022
- The Importance of SleepSleep is crucial for attention and cognitive function; we are sleeping less than ever.“Sleep is not a passive process; it's an incredibly active process.”45:47Jan 9, 2022
- Four-Day Work Week ExperimentA company found productivity increased when they shifted to a four-day work week.“They achieved more in four days than they had in five.”51:14Jan 9, 2022
- Social Media's Negative ImpactAlgorithms promote anger and negativity, affecting personal and political discourse.“The algorithms select for anger because anger will keep you scrolling.”1:03:33Jan 9, 2022
