EP 98: The Distracted Mind, Attention, Focus, iDisorders with Larry D. Rosen PhD

“It is time we focus less on our hardware and more on our humanware.” - Larry D. Rosen PhD. Dr Larry Rosen is the best-selling author of multiple books including ones we will talk about today: iDisorder and The Distracted Mind, which touch on the disorders we are experiencing, amplified by technology and why we are behaving the way we do.

We talk:

The state of distraction

The increasing anxiety experienced

The multitude of scientific studies on attention spans iDisorders and how anxiety has surpassed depression and the no.1 disorder for the youth

Why we keep checking our phones

The tools and strategies to counteract poor attention and focus

Sleep deprivation and sleep debts

How napping is not enough

How our brain works and how it flushes toxic chemicals

Strategies to sleep better

Music can help us calm down

How psychological problems form in technology

The attention economy and social networks

How parents can counteract iDisorders in their children

How parents can counteract their own iDisorders

The effect of first-person shooter games on the mind

The multitasking myth Instant gratification in children

The challenge of single screening

The current challenge of focus

More about Larry Rosen and his books here: http://drlarryrosen.com/topics/books/

Talks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivyQtk-5OZM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0OqA0pmAag&t=2s

Psychology Today Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/larry-d-rosen-phd