Writer, journalist and author of “Chasing the Scream, the Search for the Truth about Addiction” and “Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope” His most recent book is titled “Stolen Focus, Why you can’t pay attention - and how to think deeply again”
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