Episode · The Jordan Harbinger Show · 2022-08-17
Books mentioned on Why You Can't Focus Longer Than 60 Seconds | Johann Hari Ep. 707
Johann Hari recommended The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff, and discussed David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Jordan Harbinger discussed Stolen Focus by Johann Hari.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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David Copperfield
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens is a classic 1850 semi-autobiographical novel that follows the emotional and professional maturation of its titular hero from an impoverished childhood to adulthood.
Discussed“i remember reading um the charles dickens novel david copperfield and being like okay come on come on”
Where to get it
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Stolen Focus
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of how modern technology, social media, and contemporary distractions systematically degrade human attention spans.
Discussed“i'm sure you've seen that book right companies make money when we're distracted and sucked in and they learn more about us”
Where to get it
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff is a profound economic and sociological study examining how major technology corporations harvest human experience as behavioral data for profit and control.
Recommended“this is a term that comes from professor shashar zubov at harvard”
Where to get it
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“the reason the book is called stolen focus is because your attention didn't collapse your attention has been stolen from you by some very big forces”
“so i think it's really worth thinking about one of the 12 factors that i write about in stolen focus that's harming our attention and focus which is playing out at both these levels individually and collectively”