Johann Hari Knihy

Stejně jako mnozí z nás i Johann Hari zjistil, že neustálé přesouvání pozornosti z mobilního telefonu na televizi nebo jiné zařízení a z jedné webové stránky na druhou je vyčerpávající a deprimující způsob života. Vyzkoušel nejrůznější svépomocná řešení – dokonce se na tři měsíce vzdal telefonu, ale nic nezabralo. Vydal se tedy na cestu kolem světa, aby vyzpovídal přední odborníky na lidskou pozornost, a zjistil, že vše, co si myslíme, že o této krizi pozornosti víme, je špatně.Myslíme si, že naše neschopnost soustředit se je osobní selhání, když nedokážeme vyvinout dostatečnou vůli nad svými zařízeními. Pravda je však ještě znepokojivější: Naši pozornost ukradly mocné vnější síly, které nás učinily zranitelnými vůči korporacím odhodlaným nepřipravit se o naši pozornost kvůli zisku. Hari zjistil, že existuje dvanáct hlubokých příčin této krize, od postupného úpadku představivosti po rostoucí znečištění životního prostředí, které nás obraly o část naší pozornosti. V knize Ukradená pozornost seznamuje čtenáře s disidenty ze Silicon Valley, kteří se naučili „hacknout“ lidskou pozornost, i s veterináři, kteří diagnostikují psům ADHD. Zkoumá favelu v Riu de Janeiru, kde všichni ztratili pozornost obzvlášť surrealistickým způsobem, a firmu na Novém Zélandu, která objevila pozoruhodnou techniku pro obnovení produktivity pracovníků.Co je však zásadní: Hari se dozvěděl, jak můžeme získat pozornost zpět – jako jednotlivci i jako společnost – pokud jsme odhodláni o ni bojovat. Kniha Ukradená pozornost mění diskusi o pozornosti a ukazuje, jak ji lze získat zpět.

Výskyt deprese a úzkosti v celém západním světě prudce stoupá a trápí stále větší procento populace. Tradiční psychiatrie obvykle popisuje jejich příčiny jako chemickou nerovnováhu v mozku a nabízí jediné řešení: psychofarmaka. Jenže každý, kdo tyto stavy někdy zažil, velmi dobře ví, že samotné léky sice mohou přinést chvilkovou úlevu, ale nic nevyřeší, tu hlubokou vnitřní bolest neodstraní. Investigativní novinář Johann Hari, držitel několika ocenění, sám od dětství trpěl depresemi a úzkostí. Ve svých 31 letech se rozhodl, že vyhledá ty největší světové experty v tomto oboru a zjistí, jaké jsou skutečné příčiny tohoto novodobého moru, který sužuje naši společnost. Na své cestě za pravdou procestoval neuvěřitelných 65 000 kilometrů a setkal se s těmi nejpovolanějšími. Postupně zjistil, že existuje devět základních příčin deprese a úzkosti, jejichž poznání a pochopení vede k úplně jiným řešením, než jaká bychom očekávali – k řešením, která konečně přinášejí skutečnou naději.

This shocking account of the War on Drugs and the alternatives to it is 'superb journalism and thrilling story-telling' - Naomi Klein, author of No Logo

January, 2015 will mark a century of the war on drugs in the United States: one hundred years since the first arrests under the Harrison Act. Facing down this anniversary, Johann Hari was witnessing a close relative and an ex-boyfriend bottoming out on cocaine and heroin. But what was the big picture in the war on drugs? Why does it continue, when most people now think it has failed? The reporter set out on a two-year, 20,000-mile journey through the theater of this war -- to find out how it began, how it has affected people around the world, and how we can move beyond it. Chasing the Scream is fueled by dramatic personal stories of the people he meets along the way: A transsexual crack dealer in Brooklyn who wanted to know who killed her mother, and a mother in Mexico who spent years tracking her daughter's murderer across the desert. A child smuggled out of the Jewish ghetto during the Holocaust who helped unlock the scientific secrets of addiction. A doctor who pushed the decriminalization in Portugal of all drugs -- from cannabis to crack. The title itself comes from a formative story of Harry Anslinger, first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, sent as a boy to the pharmacy for a neighbor screaming in withdrawal -- an experience which led him to fear drugs without regard to context. Always we come back to the front lines in the U.S., where we instigated the war and exported it around the globe, but where change is also coming

The New York Times bestseller from the author of Chasing the Scream, offering a radical new way of thinking about depression and anxiety. There was a mystery haunting award-winning investigative journalist Johann Hari. He was thirty-nine years old, and almost every year he had been alive, depression and anxiety had increased in Britain and across the Western world. Why? He had a very personal reason to ask this question. When he was a teenager, he had gone to his doctor and explained that he felt like pain was leaking out of him, and he couldn't control it or understand it. Some of the solutions his doctor offered had given him some relief-but he remained in deep pain. So, as an adult, he went on a forty-thousand-mile journey across the world to interview the leading experts about what causes depression and anxiety, and what solves them. He learned there is scientific evidence for nine different causes of depression and anxiety-and that this knowledge leads to a very different set of solutions: ones that offer real hope.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream, a radically new way of thinking about depression and anxiety What really causes depression and anxiety - and how can we really solve them? Award-winning journalist Johann Hari suffered from depression since he was a child and started taking anti-depressants when he was a teenager. He was told that his problems were caused by a chemical imbalance in his brain. As an adult, trained in the social sciences, he began to investigate whether this was true - and he learned that almost everything we have been told about depression and anxiety is wrong. Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari's journey took him from a mind-blowing series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin. Once he had uncovered nine real causes of depression and anxiety, they led him to scientists who are discovering seven very different solutions - ones that work. It is an epic journey that will change how we think about one of the biggest crises in our culture today. His TED talk - Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong' - has been viewed more than 8 million times and revolutionized the global debate. This book will do the same.

The book explores the alarming decline in our ability to focus, delving into the underlying causes of this issue. The author, known for previous bestsellers, offers insightful analysis and practical solutions to reclaim our attention in a world filled with distractions. It challenges readers to understand the impact of modern life on our cognitive capabilities and encourages a return to deeper engagement with our surroundings.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'This amazing book will change your life' Elton John'Brilliant' Matt Haig'Wonderful' Hillary Clinton'A game-changer' Davina McCall'Brilliant for anyone wanting a better understanding of mental health' Zoe BallA radically new way of thinking about mental health. What really causes depression and anxiety - and how can we really solve them? Award-winning journalist Johann Hari suffered from depression since he was a child and started taking anti-depressants when he was a teenager. He was told that his problems were caused by a chemical imbalance in his brain. As an adult, trained in the social sciences, he began to investigate whether this was true - and he learned that almost everything we have been told about depression and anxiety is wrong. Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari ́s journey took him from a mind-blowing series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin. Once he had uncovered nine real causes of depression and anxiety, they led him to scientists who are discovering seven very different solutions - ones that work.

'I learned so much' DAVINA McCALL 'Will help you think more clearly about eating, dieting, health and mental health' JONATHAN HAIDT Over the last decade, an extraordinary scientific breakthrough has taken place. A new kind of drug has arrived on the market, working in an unprecedented way to revolutionise weight loss and dieting. In 2023, Johann Hari began injecting himself with one of the weight loss drugs transforming how we look, feel and live. What began as a personal journey soon took him on an international investigation, tackling some of the most world-changing issues as he asked: Who should be taking these medications? How are they set to change not only the way we think about weight loss, but our economies? What are the benefits – and what are the risks? This is the book to read on the weight loss drugs taking over the world. 'Really important, and very necessary' STEPHEN FRY 'Compassionate, wise and mind-expanding . . . A must read' PHILIPPA PERRY