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Your Attention Has Been STOLEN | Peter Boghossian & Johann Hari
Manage episode 400657925 series 3405965
Johann Hari is a British-Swiss author and journalist, known for his books and his articles in The Independent and Huffington Post. Since 2015, his writing has primarily dealt with the war on drugs, mental illness, and decreasing attention spans. His books on these subjects include Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, Lost Connections, and Stolen Focus.
In this conversation, Johann and I talk about the variables vying for our attention and their effects on society. Though Johann mentions twelve variables in his book, we focus primarily on social media. Johann and I offer observations of people addicted to technology, and we discuss evidence-based ways to combat this problem. Additionally, we speak about algorithms and their incentives to keep users "angry and scrolling."
Finally, we take the conversation to the implications our shortened attention spans have on interpersonal relationships, political participation, and democracy.
More from Johann:
Books: https://johannhari.com/
Ted Talks: https://www.ted.com/search?q=johann%20hari
Watch this episode on YouTube.
Listen for of-the-moment insider insights, framed by the rapidly changing social and...
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Chapters
1. Your Attention Has Been STOLEN | Peter Boghossian & Johann Hari (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies - The Beltway Briefing (00:12:38)
3. (Cont.) Your Attention Has Been STOLEN | Peter Boghossian & Johann Hari (00:13:15)
141 episodes
Manage episode 400657925 series 3405965
Johann Hari is a British-Swiss author and journalist, known for his books and his articles in The Independent and Huffington Post. Since 2015, his writing has primarily dealt with the war on drugs, mental illness, and decreasing attention spans. His books on these subjects include Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, Lost Connections, and Stolen Focus.
In this conversation, Johann and I talk about the variables vying for our attention and their effects on society. Though Johann mentions twelve variables in his book, we focus primarily on social media. Johann and I offer observations of people addicted to technology, and we discuss evidence-based ways to combat this problem. Additionally, we speak about algorithms and their incentives to keep users "angry and scrolling."
Finally, we take the conversation to the implications our shortened attention spans have on interpersonal relationships, political participation, and democracy.
More from Johann:
Books: https://johannhari.com/
Ted Talks: https://www.ted.com/search?q=johann%20hari
Watch this episode on YouTube.
Listen for of-the-moment insider insights, framed by the rapidly changing social and...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Chapters
1. Your Attention Has Been STOLEN | Peter Boghossian & Johann Hari (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies - The Beltway Briefing (00:12:38)
3. (Cont.) Your Attention Has Been STOLEN | Peter Boghossian & Johann Hari (00:13:15)
141 episodes
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