Something You Should Know

SYSK TRENDING - How to Improve Your Focus

August 25, 2026·24 min·5-min readnarrativeself improvement
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Our inability to focus is not a personal failing but the result of powerful societal, technological, and environmental forces that have systematically eroded our attention. Johan Hari argues that by understanding the 12 scientifically backed factors undermining focus, we can reclaim deep

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Johann Hari

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Johann HariEarl MillerCharles CzeislerMihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Stolen Focusby Johann Hari

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Hewlett-Packard

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K-Safe

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Long Form JournalismMental HealthNeuroscienceParentingProductivitySelf ImprovementSleep

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