Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Author's Note
Introduction: Walking in Memphis
Chapter One: Cause One: The Increase in Speed, Switching, and Filtering
Chapter Two: Cause Two: The Crippling of Our Flow States
Chapter Three: Cause Three: The Rise of Physical and Mental Exhaustion
Chapter Four: Cause Four: The Collapse of Sustained Reading
Chapter Five: Cause Five: The Disruption of Mind-Wandering
Chapter Six: Cause Six: The Rise of Technology That Can Track and Manipulate You (Part One)
Chapter Seven: Cause Six: The Rise of Technology That Can Track and Manipulate You (Part Two)
Chapter Eight: Cause Seven: The Rise of Cruel Optimism
Chapter Nine: The First Glimpses of the Deeper Solution
Chapter Ten: Cause Eight: The Surge in Stress and How It Is Triggering Vigilance
Chapter Eleven: The Places That Figured Out How to Reverse the Surge in Speed and Exhaustion
Chapter Twelve: Causes Nine and Ten: Our Deteriorating Diets and Rising Pollution
Chapter Thirteen: Cause Eleven: The Rise of ADHD and How We Are Responding to It
Chapter Fourteen: Cause Twelve: The Confinement of Our Children, Both Physically and Psychologically
Conclusion: Attention Rebellion
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Groups Already Fighting to Improve Attention
Notes
Index
By Johann Hari
About the Author