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@johannhari101
May 29, 2018 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Anyhow: I’m deep in research/writing for next book, so I’m not just going off Twitter but off the entire internet for the next 3 months. (I might turn into Jack Nicholson in The Shining, but it’s worth it to get deep focus).
I’ll be back on Twitter myself (& in the UK) in October. In the meantime, using BufferApp, I have set it up so there will be a few tweets a week from me. I will be sending them (queue spooky music) from THE PAST
So if there’s some horrible news event and a perky tweet from me appears in the midst of it, I’m not being crass – I’m just somewhere else entirely. Have a great summer everyone! Tweet less, read more! #Focus

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Feb 1
This is my first time looking at Twitter in a year. The world is full of joyful & meaningful things to do. Talk to people; read books; walk in nature; dance. Twitter is not one of those things. It coarsens & degrades everyone who heavily uses it. Spend your one precious life well
The 4 mental states that Twitter most often stirs in its users are sarcasm, exasperation, contempt, and rage. We all have those feelings sometimes, & in small doses they can be healthy - but they are psychologically disastrous modes to live in over the longer term.
Healthy modes to live in are: curiosity, openness, compassion. Build your life around encouraging these states as much as possible. To do that, you need to take yourself off Twitter, a site that systematically smothers them
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Sep 17, 2020
Whoah! I just got an email explaining my TED talks have now, in total, been viewed over 70 million times. People are clearly hungry for a more compassionate and loving approach to addiction, depression & anxiety. Here’s the addiction talk ted.com/talks/johann_h…
Here’s my talk about why depression and anxiety are rising – and why we need to stop insulting this signal by saying it’s a sign of weakness or madness, & start listening to it: ted.com/talks/johann_h…
And here’s the Facebook link, where my talk about how the opposite of addiction is connection has been viewed 49 million times facebook.com/TED/videos/262…
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Sep 12, 2020
A year ago today I learned my friend Jamie Janson died by suicide. He taught me many things in the 10 years I knew him but I am think of one in particular today dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7…
Jamie was from an extremely wealthy background - but he chose to seek meaning instead of comfort, possessions, stuff.
He lived in refugee camps to help people fleeing the worst things that can happen to people, he went to Syria to fight for the Kurds against the forces trying to destroy them.
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Jun 10, 2020
Most people know that, except in small doses, Twitter is bad for your mood, attention span, & outlook. It’s why I take long breaks. Here’s some tips for cutting back your use:
1. Make a list on your phone of all the things that are more fulfilling than twitter - books, phoning friends, going for a run. Before opening twitter, look at this list & ask: could I do one of these instead?
2. Anne Lamott says - you are your habits. Your habits are your life. If this isn’t how you want to spend your life, remember: you need to do other things starting now.
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May 10, 2020
I just got an email saying my most recent TED talk - 'This could be why you're depressed or anxious' - has had 6 million views. It got a recent surge because so many more people are depressed & anxious, & the causes for this surge are clearly environmental ted.com/talks/johann_h…
If you're interested in how I'd apply this thinking to the current crisis, I talked to @voxdotcom about some aspects of it: vox.com/2020/3/28/2119…
And I discussed it with @ggreenwald here
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May 10, 2020
My brilliant friend @rcbregman has written an extraordinary book that won’t just expand your mind, it will expand your heart. It's called 'Humankind: A Hopeful History', out now from @BloomsburyBooks
It’s about the most important question of all - what’s our nature as human beings? - and it has so much to say about it that is revelatory
Here's a v good interview with him by @Freedland that discusses some of the themes of the book theguardian.com/books/2020/may…
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