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Why Can’t I Focus?
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items I ask myself why I can’t focus a million times a day as I reach for my phone each time. I love learning about the neuroscience behind this phenomenon because it helps me process the information in a more practical way that makes me feel “okay for bei...
I recommend this book for professional who have to go beyond “focusing” to truly succeed. Cal Newport uses the term “deep work” to describe the kind of focused, undistracted thinking that leads to breakthrough results. He describes how this work help...
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport ...
I love how Carr explores how the internet is rewiring our brains for skimming, clicking, and jumping from tab to tab. The result? A decline in our ability to think deeply and reflectively. If your brain feels “twitchy” after a long day online, this b...
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr ...
This underrated gem connects ancient philosophy with digital overwhelm. Powers makes the case for “digital depth”—arguing that solitude, separation, and analog routines are essential for mental clarity in a hyperconnected age. I suggest anyone who lo...
Hamlet's BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age by William Powers ...
Freeman digs into how email culture makes us reactive, distracted, and chronically overstimulated. I know I get overstimulated easily, but I never put two and two together to realize that my inbox adds to that. If you’ve ever felt like your inbox own...
The Tyranny of E-mail: The Four-Thousand-Year Journey to Your Inbox
This book is so helpful because it goes beyond just “unplugging.” Pang explores why we’re so addicted to digital distraction and offers meditative and practical techniques for building focus and awareness. I love having practical solutions readily av...
The Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You Need and ...