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The Extraordinary Adventures of Kerik and Valya

by Yan Harry · Recommended by 1 person on 1 podcast

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...and now I know why I read the you know the the stolen Focus book for Yan Harry you know that's a really good book by and he says you know it's because in fighting my mind would be calm because my ADD I'm all over the place...
Bas Rutten · The Joe Rogan Experience · May 2023 Listen at 2:06:24

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Stolen Focus is a book that examines the societal and psychological causes behind declining attention spans. On The Joe Rogan Experience JRE MMA Show #139 with Bas Rutten, guest Bas Rutten discussed reading the book by Johann Hari. He explained that the text resonated with him because he understood why he engaged with it, noting how his mind was calm during fighting despite his attention deficit disorder leaving him all over the place in daily life. Rutten highlighted the book while reflecting on how different mental states and focus operate in high pressure environments like combat sports. The conversation touched on the broader challenges of modern distraction and how individuals manage focus amidst various cognitive conditions. Hari's work explores the multiple systemic forces that fragment human concentration, ranging from technology design to environmental stressors. Rutten's mention underscored the practical ways readers connect these insights to personal experiences with focus and mental agitation. The discussion provided listeners with a perspective on how physical discipline and focused environments can interact with neurological differences, offering a bridge between the author's extensive investigative journalism and an elite athlete's lived reality.

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“...and now I know why I read the you know the the stolen Focus book for Yan Harry you know that's a really good book by and he says you know it's because in fighting my mind would be calm because my ADD I'm all over the place...”

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