The Spiritual Reason You Can't Focus

Your attention is sacred. It’s also for sale. 





Maybe the reason you can’t get off your phone or stop wasting
your Saturdays streaming a show you’ll forget the moment you
finish the last episode or do what you say you will isn’t because
you’re lazy. It’s not because you don’t want it badly enough.
It’s not because you haven’t locked in. Maybe the reason you
can’t focus is bigger than you entirely. 





Today’s episode dives into the hidden reason we distract
ourselves from our own lives and leaves you with 5 bite-sized
ways to reclaim your brain. My fellow doomscrollers, rotters, and
TikTok ban mourners: this one’s for you. 





EPISODE OUTLINE:





02:18 The spiritual source of distraction


02:29 I. Nietzsche: staring into the abyss    


03:43 II. Kierkegaard: sickness unto death


04:46 III. Victor Frankl: the search for meaning


08:04 IV. Kali yuga: the age of distraction 


09:16 Enter: the attention economy 


10:15 The Dorito theory 


14:23 So what do we do about it?


14:31 5 steps to take back your focus


14:42 Break - with a surprise for you!


18:14 Step 1: the art of unitasking 


23:05 Step 2: giving attention vs having it taken


25:14 Step 3: Dorito vs dinner list


26:48 Step 4: Dorito ritual 


29:18 Step 5: Focus ritual


31:24 Lightning round recap





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SHOW LINKS:
Dorito theory TikTok Slot machine
dopamine study Study on the cognitive strain of
multitasking