Brossura, 384 pagine
lingua French
Pubblicato il 31 Ottobre 2024 da Eyrolles.
LE BEST-SELLER INTERNATIONAL STOLEN FOCUS ENFIN TRADUIT EN FRANCAIS ! Notre capacité d'attention s'effondre. Aux Etats-Unis, désormais les étudiants se concentrent sur une tâche pendant 65 secondes à peine, quand les employés de bureau n'y parviennent que 3 minutes en moyenne. Et ce ne sont pas des cas isolés. Auteur à succès, Johann Hari a entrepris un voyage épique à travers le monde. Son objectif : rencontrer les principaux scientifiques et experts qui enquêtent sur les causes de cette perte de concentration généralisée. Et il révèle que ce que nous pensions savoir sur le sujet est faux ! Nous croyons à tort que notre incapacité à nous concentrer est un échec personnel, un défaut en chacun de nous. En réalité, notre concentration est happée, rongée, volée par de puissantes forces extérieures. Au cours de son périple, Johann Hari a étudié douze cas particulièrement représentatifs de cette crise de l'attention. Dans …
LE BEST-SELLER INTERNATIONAL STOLEN FOCUS ENFIN TRADUIT EN FRANCAIS ! Notre capacité d'attention s'effondre. Aux Etats-Unis, désormais les étudiants se concentrent sur une tâche pendant 65 secondes à peine, quand les employés de bureau n'y parviennent que 3 minutes en moyenne. Et ce ne sont pas des cas isolés. Auteur à succès, Johann Hari a entrepris un voyage épique à travers le monde. Son objectif : rencontrer les principaux scientifiques et experts qui enquêtent sur les causes de cette perte de concentration généralisée. Et il révèle que ce que nous pensions savoir sur le sujet est faux ! Nous croyons à tort que notre incapacité à nous concentrer est un échec personnel, un défaut en chacun de nous. En réalité, notre concentration est happée, rongée, volée par de puissantes forces extérieures. Au cours de son périple, Johann Hari a étudié douze cas particulièrement représentatifs de cette crise de l'attention. Dans cet ouvrage édifiant, il nous livre les solutions - aussi surprenantes que passionnantes - qu'il a découvertes pour reprendre le contrôle de notre attention, en tant qu'individus comme en tant que société. A condition d'être déterminés à nous battre pour cela ! Ils le recommandent : "Une analyse captivante des raisons pour lesquelles nous avons perdu la capacité de nous concentrer, et de la manière dont nous pourrions la retrouver. Ce livre ne captera pas seulement votre attention : il vous fera réfléchir longtemps après l'avoir terminé. Johann Hari a écrit le livre dont le monde a besoin pour gagner la guerre contre la distraction". Adam Grant "Un livre nécessaire, un miracle de clarté et de profondeur, un avertissement vibrant et profondément documenté suivi d'un appel à l'action véritablement inspirant". Emma Thompson "Je pense que ce livre est exactement ce dont le monde a besoin en ce moment... J'espère que tout le monde l'achètera. Je vous promets que cela vaudra votre temps et certainement votre concentration". Oprah Winfrey "De sa voix unique, Johann Hari s'attaque aux profonds dangers auxquels l'humanité est confrontée en raison des technologies de l'information et tire la sonnette d'alarme sur ce que nous devons tous faire pour nous protéger, protéger nos enfants et nos démocraties". Hillary Clinton
I did not find the book's individual facts and arguments unique or novel, but the connections that Hari makes between them add up to a compelling argument and rise to collective action in a surprising and effective way. Attention and the climate are connected crises, he says convincingly. And Facebook, in the extent of Hari's telling, is so much worse than I thought possible.
I was expecting Stolen Focus to predominantly focus on digital focus, and the negative impacts big tech companies have on our attention. That’s definitely a good portion of this book, which was incredibly insightful, but there are many more concepts tied to focus I had never considered which were equally amazing to learn about.
Diet, environment, social factors, economy, politics, and more. Stolen Focus ties relations between the focus crisis to the climate crisis, the obesity crisis, the mental health crisis, and much more. These are all interlinked problems which feed on each other in disastrous ways.
This book is not a “how to reclaim your focus” guide, it’s rather a thorough investigation into how and why focus is so important, and what has happened to it. It gives you the context and understanding required to not just fight back personally, but socially.
Writing-wise, I was thoroughly impressed with the …
I was expecting Stolen Focus to predominantly focus on digital focus, and the negative impacts big tech companies have on our attention. That’s definitely a good portion of this book, which was incredibly insightful, but there are many more concepts tied to focus I had never considered which were equally amazing to learn about.
Diet, environment, social factors, economy, politics, and more. Stolen Focus ties relations between the focus crisis to the climate crisis, the obesity crisis, the mental health crisis, and much more. These are all interlinked problems which feed on each other in disastrous ways.
This book is not a “how to reclaim your focus” guide, it’s rather a thorough investigation into how and why focus is so important, and what has happened to it. It gives you the context and understanding required to not just fight back personally, but socially.
Writing-wise, I was thoroughly impressed with the structure of the book. I was consistently captured by the book (ironically) as the author had a great balance of personal anecdotes, storytelling, interviews with dozens of experts, scientific research, and more. I felt the balance of facts, evidence, and story were perfect.
Great read, a must read if we are to reclaim some sanity in this insane world.
Audiobook. Covers much that I already knew from “the social dilemma” (documentary) and “down the rabbit hole” (NYT podcast).
Powerful first half.
I felt unsure about the second half and reading some reviews here from folk with ADHD I wonder if he simplified too much there.
Enjoyed his voice and pacing, agree with many of his points.
Leaves us with very much of a “what do we do now”? problem though.
There is so much information in this book! The author explores various sides of the topics covered, citing scientific research and interviews. Some topics discussed: the importance of mind wandering, how slowness and mindfulness activities nurture attention, that reading a book is the simplest form of experiencing the flow state, and how the Internet is training us to read information by skipping and jumping from one thing to another, instead of reading in a linear and focused fashion. He also covers some of the debates and controversies around the increase in ADHD diagnoses, what is going on with social media, the importance of sleep, the idea of perpetual economic growth, and some ideas on why we can't focus enough on the climate crisis challenges today. Excellent read, it doesn't try to find a single magical solution. Our ability to focus is complex and it is entangled with technology, mental health, …
There is so much information in this book! The author explores various sides of the topics covered, citing scientific research and interviews. Some topics discussed: the importance of mind wandering, how slowness and mindfulness activities nurture attention, that reading a book is the simplest form of experiencing the flow state, and how the Internet is training us to read information by skipping and jumping from one thing to another, instead of reading in a linear and focused fashion. He also covers some of the debates and controversies around the increase in ADHD diagnoses, what is going on with social media, the importance of sleep, the idea of perpetual economic growth, and some ideas on why we can't focus enough on the climate crisis challenges today. Excellent read, it doesn't try to find a single magical solution. Our ability to focus is complex and it is entangled with technology, mental health, our environment, our economy and our culture.
