A review by miriam_h
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari

4.0

Overall a well researched, in depth look at how our modern day devices are stealing our attention and focus, and changing our brains. Lots of privilege in this book, which is acknowledged. Really could’ve have gone without so many weight loss analogies, (boo diet culture) I’m sure other analogies would’ve been useful. Other than a whole chapter on ADHD, there wasn’t much about neurodiverse brains. I think there are lots of everyday, practical solutions for me to begin to use. But the biggest takeaway I got was that this current attention crisis is a systemic issue. We must all demand together, as a society, and fight to heal our attention.