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Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2022-01-10

Steven Bartlett & Johann Hari: books mentioned on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (Jan 2022)

How To Fix Your Focus & Stop Procrastinating: Johann Hari

2 books · With Johann Hari · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Johann Hari is a journalist and author of Lost Connections, a book which changed the way I think about depression and mental health.

Steven Bartlett recommended Lost Connections by Johann Hari, and discussed Stolen Focus by Johann Hari.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Lost Connections

    Johann Hari · at 1:21 · mentioned 2 times

    Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a profound exploration of the underlying social and psychological causes of depression and anxiety, arguing that modern distress stems largely from a loss of meaningful human connections.

    Recommended
    “the book lost connections but over the last several years johan's been on a completely different journey”
    Steven Bartlett How To Fix Your Focus & Stop Procrastinating: Johann Hari 2022-01-10 Listen at 1:21
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Stolen Focus

    Johann Hari · at 1:27:40 · mentioned 2 times

    Stolen Focus by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of how modern technology, social media, and contemporary distractions systematically degrade human attention spans.

    Discussed
    “in lost connections you talk about junk values ”
    Steven Bartlett How To Fix Your Focus & Stop Procrastinating: Johann Hari 2022-01-10 Listen at 1:27:40
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Stolen Focus
“obviously i talk about this a lot in the book stolen focus about this there are changes we can all make in our lives”
Johann Hari How To Fix Your Focus & Stop Procrastinating: Johann Hari 2022-01-10 Listen at 14:02
Plugged Stolen Focus
“the first group let's say you could do it with my book you give one group of people my book on the ipad like your ipad there”
Johann Hari How To Fix Your Focus & Stop Procrastinating: Johann Hari 2022-01-10 Listen at 55:05
Plugged Stolen Focus
“i think there are obvious and i know you know this much better than i do ”
Johann Hari How To Fix Your Focus & Stop Procrastinating: Johann Hari 2022-01-10 Listen at 1:05:46
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