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The Lawrence Public Library has introduced Johann Hari as this 12 months’s Ross and Marianna Seaside Creator, and he’s set to talk in Lawrence in June.
Hari is the bestselling creator of Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Consideration — and The right way to Assume Deeply Once more.
The annual creator occasion is about for 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 11 at Liberty Corridor, 644 Massachusetts St.
“In Stolen Focus, Hari explores why so many people battle to pay attention in as we speak’s world. He investigates the impression of know-how, stress, and fashionable life on our consideration — and extra importantly, what we will do to reclaim it,” in accordance with the library’s announcement. “With so many people constantly glued to our telephones and different gadgets, Hari’s discuss is certain to spark some compelling group dialogue.”
Hari has written for he New York Occasions, the Los Angeles Occasions, the Guardian, the Spectator, Le Monde Diplomatique, the Sydney Morning Herald, and Politico, in accordance with the book’s website, and he’s twice been named Amnesty Worldwide’s Nationwide Newspaper Journalist of the Yr.
He’s additionally given two TED talks, ‘Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong’ and ‘This Could Be Why You Are Depressed or Anxious.’
Library Director Brad Allen mentioned within the launch that the Seaside Creator program “brings a few of the best dwelling writers to Lawrence, and we’re so excited to proceed the custom by welcoming Johann Hari this summer time.”
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