Your Attention Is Being Hijacked. Here’s How to Take It Back.

Your Attention Is Being Hijacked. Here’s How to Take It Back.

Does this sound familiar: You sit down to do some real focused work, and within minutes you’ve checked your phone, opened three browser tabs, and mentally planned your lunch — all without realizing it. Our attention doesn’t just wander anymore. It’s being quietly, relentlessly pulled apart by a world designed to fragment it, and most of us have forgotten what real focus even feels like. Zelana Montminy is a behavioral scientist who advises Fortune 500 companies and her new book is called Finding Focus: OwnYour Attention in an Age of Distraction. 📚 Get a signed copy of Brené Brown's new book, Strong Ground when you sign up for an annual subscription to the Next Big Idea Club. Code DAILY gets you 20% off 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 📩 Want more bite-sized insights from the best new nonfiction delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter

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S27 E1: “Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away” by Annie Duke

S27 E1: “Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away” by Annie Duke

Sometimes it seems that all we do in life is make decisions, and yet it’s a surprisingly difficult skill to master. How do you get good at deciding? To answer that question, we’re calling in the pros:...

31 Jul 202310min

S26 E5: Make Present-Day Sacrifices Feel Easier To Undertake (Hal Hershfield)

S26 E5: Make Present-Day Sacrifices Feel Easier To Undertake (Hal Hershfield)

For any trade-off between your current and future self, it's always the you of today who has to make the sacrifice. In his final appearance on the show, UCLA's Hal Hershfield offers a way around that ...

28 Jul 202310min

S26 E4: Add Constraints to Your Future Behavior (Hal Hershfield)

S26 E4: Add Constraints to Your Future Behavior (Hal Hershfield)

Today, Hal Hershfield ("Your Future Self") explains how you can make life better tomorrow by making grand plans now to ease your future life.

27 Jul 202311min

S26 E3: Make Your Future Self Seem Closer (Hal Hershfield)

S26 E3: Make Your Future Self Seem Closer (Hal Hershfield)

Does your future self seem kinda blurry? Try writing them a letter.

26 Jul 202315min

S26 E2: The Better You Know Your Future Self, the Better Your Long-Term Decisions Will Be (Hal Hershfield)

S26 E2: The Better You Know Your Future Self, the Better Your Long-Term Decisions Will Be (Hal Hershfield)

It may sound strange, but if you can learn to treat your future self like someone you really care about, then you'll be more likely to make satisfying, rewarding, and ethical long-term decisions.

25 Jul 202312min

S26 E1: Your Future Self Is an Entirely Different Person (Hal Hershfield)

S26 E1: Your Future Self Is an Entirely Different Person (Hal Hershfield)

Can vividly imagining your future self help you make better decisions? Hal Hershfield thinks so, and he’s got the research to prove it. Hal — who teaches at UCLA and has been called a “pioneering psyc...

24 Jul 202313min

S25 E5: Surf When You Can (Brett Crozier)

S25 E5: Surf When You Can (Brett Crozier)

In the final installment of his mini-masterclass, Brett Crozier shares advice for being a staunch defender of your personal time.

21 Jul 202311min

S25 E4: Play Small Ball (Brett Crozier)

S25 E4: Play Small Ball (Brett Crozier)

Today, retired Navy captain Brett Crozier ("Surf When You Can") explains why in order to achieve big success, you've first got to nail the little things. • Sign up for our newsletter to get a behind-t...

20 Jul 20239min

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