Stolen Focus

The general take

Shaan Puri is reading Stolen Focus because he's concerned about the mental health impact of constant notifications, noting he receives thousands daily. He's using the book as a response to feeling depressed by this digital overload, though he hasn't yet shared whether he finds it helpful or effective.

About

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back. “The book the world needs in order to win the war on distraction.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again “Read this book to save your mind.”—Susan Cain, author of Quiet WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Post, Mashable, Mindful In the United States, teenagers can focus on one task for only sixty-five seconds at a time, and office workers average only three minutes. Like so many of us, Johann Hari was finding that constantly switching from device to device and tab to tab was a diminishing and depressing way to live.

Who said what

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  Shaan Puri💬 Mentioned

  …discussing how smartphones and social media are impacting attention spans and focus

  “Well, I'm reading this book called Stolen Focus because I'm basically like incredibly depressed by the fact that like I get 10,000 notifications a day and it's like impacting my mood. And so I saw this book called Stolen Focus. Have you ever seen it?”

  My First Million — Elon’s recent podcast was business steroidsat 41:06

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