Distraction Trap, The

Frances Booth is a successful writer and editor who has worked for many years as a journalist for both The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. She’s passionate about and specialises in attention, concentration and distraction and the benefits of relaxation and switching off and has delivered many talks, seminars and workshops maximising productivity, focus and eliminating unnecessary distractions.

• About the authorAcknowledgementsHow to Use this Book Part One Chapter 1 – The Way we LiveChapter 2 – The things we’ve lostChapter 3 – Mind Pollution: The Four Evils  Part TwoChapter 4 – AssessChapter 5 – Change Starts TodayChapter 6 – Watch the ProsChapter 7 – Tools and Methods (Productivity Tips)Chapter 8 – Watch out for being caught outChapter 9 – Who’s distracting you?Chapter 10 – Keep your aims in mind, and aim highChapter 11 – Reboot and get balancedChapter 12 – The ups, the downs, the future Tuning in to a digital life References

"Essential reading for all of us who text during conversations, watch TV with Twitter as our couch companion, and have five screens open on our laptops. A sharply analysed, clear-eyed guide on how to detox from digital distractions" - Homa Khaleeli, Guardian journalist