How to control focus in the midst of a technology storm?

Technology and developments in science and technology have helped the world change completely. However, technology also leaves behind consequences, one of which is the distraction of the human mind in the real world.

Recognizing the problems of the times

The World Publishing House has just released the work Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention - and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari, translated by Lam Dang Cam Thao.

With this work, author Johann Hari once again emphasizes that our present era is an era of reduced concentration.

According to Johann Hari, the awareness that our ability to pay attention – to concentrate – is broken is one of the things we can feel as we live in the early 21st century.

Our civilization is covered with an itchy powder, and we are constantly fidgeting, unable to pay attention to meaningful things.

Activities that require longer concentration, such as reading, have declined rapidly over the years.

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The work “Controlling Concentration Amidst the Technology Storm” by Johann Hari, translated by Lam Dang Cam Thao, published by The Gioi Publishing House last October. (Photo: Tran Xuan Tien)

Previous generations have also felt their attention and concentration decline. For example, medieval monks from nearly a thousand years ago complained of attention deficit problems.

As people age, they become less focused and believe that this is a problem of the world and the next generation, not their own failing minds.

A series of causes

In his book Controlling Attention Amidst the Technological Storm , author Johann Hari concludes that there are 12 profound forces that are working to destroy our ability to pay attention in today's age.

It's the increase in speed, the switching between tasks and information filtering, the collapse of flow states, physical and mental exhaustion, the disruption of reading, the disruption of mind wandering, the rise of technology that tracks and manipulates people, the rise of ruthless optimism, stress and hypervigilance, poor diets and pollution, the rise of ADHD and coping, children are being imprisoned both physically and mentally.

Author Johann Hari believes that we can only solve the problem if we understand these forces, and then work together to prevent them from affecting people.

In the book, author Johann Hari has compiled more than 250 scientific research works to help readers reduce difficulties in concentration.

From diet and lifestyle, to stress management and self-care, the author shows readers practical ways to focus deeply on their work and life effectively.

In a way, Controlling Attention Amidst the Tech Storm is more than just a science book. It is a call for change and self-control in a world full of distractions.

Readers will discover new approaches to creating deep focus and rediscovering the ability to reflect in a world where attention seems to be so easily lost.

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