Author and Journalist
Johann Hari is a British writer and journalist known for his books on depression, addiction, and attention, including Lost Connections and Stolen Focus. He previously wrote for The Independent before resigning in 2011.
by Johann Hari
Hari investigates twelve systemic forces he argues are collectively dismantling human attention, from engagement-optimized social media and ultra-processed diets to sleep deprivation and chronic stress. He rejects the individual-willpower framing of the attention crisis, arguing that focus has been stolen by design and that recovering it requires collective political response.
The books Johann Hari references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Cal Newport
Newport argues that the ability to focus without distraction is increasingly rare and increasingly valuable. Deep work is the superpower of the knowledge economy.
by Nir Eyal
Eyal maps the four-step loop, trigger, action, variable reward, investment, that makes products habit-forming. A practical blueprint for building (or recognising) addictive design.
by Nir Eyal
Eyal argues distraction is not a technology problem but an internal trigger rooted in discomfort. Becoming indistractable requires mastering those triggers, scheduling traction, and building pacts.
by Matthew Walker
Walker presents evidence that sleep deprivation damages memory, immunity, and lifespan. Eight hours is not optional, it is the single most effective thing you can do for health.
Who Johann draws from, and who draws from Johann — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.