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Books, practices, tools and ideas the community is using to protect attention, recover from AI overload, and think more clearly. Add yours.

Stolen Focus

Johann Hari

Book

The most honest account of why our attention is broken — and what's actually behind it. Required reading before blaming yourself.

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Forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku)

Practice

Twenty minutes in woodland without a phone. Measurably lowers cortisol. No app required.

Deep Work

Cal Newport

Book

The practical case for protecting long blocks of uninterrupted thinking. Especially useful if you work with knowledge.

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The Humane Technology Podcast

Center for Humane Technology

Podcast

Honest, non-alarmist conversations about what technology is doing to our minds and societies.

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