This episode looks at a truth we all feel but rarely confront. Our attention is broken.

After reading the first section of Perplexity’s AI report,“Eliminate Distractions,” I talk about why constant switching has become the silent killer of meaningful work, how high-stakes professions protect focus like oxygen, and what the world’s top performers teach us about attention.

This sets the stage for Part 2, where we get into simple and practical ways to take your attention back.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction and why this topic matters

00:40 The Perplexity report and the “Reduce Distractions” section

02:00 How our attention has been hijacked

03:40 Surgeons, pilots, chefs, athletes and why they protect focus

05:50 What Jobs, Zuckerberg, Musk and Buffett say about focus

07:10 Why scattered attention leads to mediocre output

07:50 Preview of the next episode

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