Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention

Gathers information concerning our society, how it functions, what we value to discuss the impact of technology that is designed to keep us looking at media and make those media providers money while apparently not caring about the impact on users. While this has some tips about how to increase focus or at least take better control of your media, your mileage will vary as this is more a look at societal factors and the related research than a self-help book. Hari's arguments feel more than just hyped up moralizing or a nostalgia for a time gone by.He calls for both personal and societal changes to allow humans to live a life less externally mediated, less algorithmic derived lives and ultimately a higher quality life.