I was immediately interested in this book when I heard about it on Reading Glasses because over the past year or so I have been arriving at the conclusion that the way I've existed online for so long is not sustainable and not compatible with my mind functioning in the ways that I want it to, and that I have to change the way that I engage (or, increasingly, to not engage) with social media. It's one thing to have a conviction that something is true and quite another to have research that tells you that you're not just a crazy luddite, and Stolen Focus was that second thing for me. While some sections of the book don't hold up as well as others (particularly the chapter on ADHD which does not include interviews with anyone who actually has ADHD), Hari's reporting on the rise of surveillance capitalism, the behaviorist designs behind how social media hooks users, and the effects of living in a society that is too distracted, divided, and misinformed to solve problems we all face, is compelling. I especially value that Hari's thinking encompasses the big picture and that he proposes systemic solutions to systemic problems rather than fully unload the burden of change onto individuals. Not a perfect book, but an important one.