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Oprah talks to journalist and author Johann Hari about his New York Times bestselling new book, Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again. Johann explains why there are 12 forces working to distract us and steal our focus. Johann tells Oprah why so many people can’t reach a place of depth in their daily lives anymore. He also explains why he believes we're now becoming a society based on “scanning and skimming.”
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