![]() Hari is saddened by what he sees happening to his nephew and to others, but more importantly what he sees happening to himself. He opens the book with a story about his nephew, whose attention is perpetually glued to his phone and who seems unable to focus on anything more meaningful than social media, even things that he willingly admits that he cares about a great deal. Carr’s book started many subsequent conversations about these ideas, and Johann Hari’s Stolen Focus can, in many ways, be seen as another entry in the ongoing discussion (Hari cites Carr’s work as a source of inspiration).Īs implied by the title, Hari’s topic of concern is our seeming inability to pay attention, to focus, in our modern society. ![]() ![]() In 2010, Nicholas Carr wrote a book called The Shallows which introduced many readers to the idea that our cognitive abilities (to pay attention, to read deeply, to think) could be negatively affected by digital technologies. ![]()
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