Johann Hari On Why You Can't Pay Attention (& How To Reclaim Focus) | Rich Roll Podcast

Journalist and “Stolen Focus” author Johann Hari joins Rich for a discussion on social media and our degrading attention spans—and the solutions forward. To read more about Johann and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll661 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS https://www.blakecurtis.net/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:07 Johann's Recent Bill Mahr Appearance 00:03:13 Primer on Johann's New Book "Stolen Focus" 00:14:25 Johann's Inspiration & Experience Going Off-Line from Tech 00:24:55 Responding to Stolen Attention with Defense and Offense 00:31:46 How Can We Collectively Respond to Our Attention Crisis? 00:39:00 The 'Switch Cost Effect' & Cognitive Degradation 00:43:22 Flow State & 3 Steps to Achieve It 00:46:49 3 Steps to Achieving Flow 00:50:16 Nutrition and the Way It Affects Our Attention 00:52:47 Chemicals and Pollutants that Harm Our Capacity for Attention 00:58:42 The Reason to Be Optimistic that We Can Make Change 01:01:57 We Need an Attention Movement 01:03:16 Tristan Harris - What's Going on Inside the Tech Industry 01:06:49 Quality of Engagement vs. Quantity of Engagement 01:14:54 Our Current Trajectory is Not Good, but It Can Change 01:19:44 Attention Problems with Children 01:30:03 How the Pandemic has Affected Attention 01:33:54 Social Media Algorithms and Negativity Bias 01:38:58 It's Going to Take a Collective Will to Change Our Status Quo 01:44:32 Parody of Connection 01:56:27 Moving Away from 'Junk' Values to 'Meaningful' Values 02:04:53 Practical Advice - What Can We Do to Pay More Attention? 02:10:11 Closing Remarks * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast