Lost Connections

This book by Johann Hari has been genuinely recommended 5 times on Diary of a CEO. The people who vouched for it on air: Diary of a CEO, Michael Acton Smith, Stephen Bartlett, Steven Bartlett. It comes up in conversations about consciousness, depression & mood, focus & dopamine, gut health, meditation & mindfulness. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Nov 2020 and the most recent from Jan 2022. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

"Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they [believe they] are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari's journey took him from a ... series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin. Once he had uncovered [what he argues are] nine real causes of depression and anxiety, they led him to scientists who are discovering seven very different solutions"--Amazon.com.

• “Johann Hari talks about in his book. Lost Connections is one of my favorite books. We're disconnected from what made us human”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “one of my favorite books”
  Michael Acton Smith · The Diary of a CEO · Jan 202201:05:24

  Said during "Calm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith | E117". The episode features Michael Acton Smith: British entrepreneur, billionaire co-founder of the meditation and sleep app Calm, and earlier founder of Firebox, Mind Candy, Perplex City and Moshi Monsters. Calm founder Michael Acton Smith on serial failures, mental health, and patiently riding the meditation wave to a multi-billion-dollar app.

• “it's probably the number one book i recommend and you've heard me recommend on this podcast the book lost connections”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it's probably the number one book i recommend”
  Diary of a CEO · The Diary of a CEO · Jan 202200:01:04

  Said during "How To Fix Your Focus & Stop Procrastinating: Johann Hari | E114". The episode features Johann Hari: Bestselling author of Stolen Focus and Lost Connections; journalist who interviewed 250 experts worldwide on attention and focus. Johann Hari explains why our attention is collapsing, the twelve causes behind it, and how to reclaim our focus individually and collectively.

• “from reading one of my favorite books which is up there called lost connections by johanna hari was i used to think growing up”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “one of my favorite books”
  Steven Bartlett · The Diary of a CEO · May 202100:35:23

  Said during "Professor Green: How To Overcome Life’s Hardest Challenges & Find A Purpose | E80". The episode features Professor Green (Stephen Manderson): British rapper, mental-health documentary maker, author, and entrepreneur who grew up in Hackney and became a successful UK hip-hop artist despite a deeply traumatic upbringing. Professor Green on surviving cumulative childhood trauma, his father's suicide, resilience, mental health, and building a calmer, purpose-driven life.

• “we had johanna hari who wrote the book called lost connections on this podcast his book is behind me one of my favorite books of all time”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “one of my favorite books of all time”
  Stephen Bartlett · The Diary of a CEO · Jan 202101:16:52

  Said during "I Won 11 World Titles Because They Said I Couldn't: Anna Hemmings MBE | E65". The episode features Anna Hemmings MBE: British marathon kayaker, 11-time world champion and two-time Olympian, now a leadership coach and entrepreneur running training consultancy Beyond the Barriers. Eleven-time world champion kayaker Anna Hemmings on belief, mindset, and recovering from chronic fatigue syndrome to win again.

• “johanna hari who came on this podcast wrote a life-shifting book called lost connections on this exact point”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “a life-shifting book ... his book i'd say in the last three years has had the biggest single impact on how i see the world”
  Stephen Bartlett · The Diary of a CEO · Nov 202000:13:24

  Said during "Why We're Getting More Depressed, Anxious and Lonely | E55". The episode features Stephen Bartlett: Entrepreneur, founder and former CEO of Social Chain, and host of The Diary Of A CEO podcast. Stephen Bartlett's solo diary chapter on why modern life breeds depression, anxiety and loneliness, and how to live more human.