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