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Are we Losing the Ability to Focus?

In the age of perpetual distraction, are we losing the ability to focus? Bridget Kendall is joined by three guests who have found a way to concentrate.

In the age of perpetual distraction, are we losing the ability to focus? Bridget Kendall is joined by three guests who have found a way to concentrate. David Hieatt is a Welsh denim jeans entrepreneur, his personal and professional maxim is β€œdo one thing well”.
Slovenian violinist Miha Pogacnik uses music to empower business leaders and Icelandic lawyer Ragnar Jonasson is also a writer, his latest novel β€œSnow Blind” is a mystery set in a remote fishing village.

Photo: A watchmaker examines a watch mechanism (Photo Credit: Getty Images)

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Wed 23 Sep 2015 01:06GMT
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David Hieatt

David Hieatt is a Welsh manufacturer who has revived the traditional industry of denim production in his home town and advocates the pursuit ofΒ  slow craftsmanship, rather than goods mass-produced at speed.

Miha Pogacnik

Slovenian musician Miha Pogacnik is both a skilled concert violinist who has spent years perfecting his art, and a motivational speaker, who uses music to advise businesses on how to achieve success.

Ragnar Jonasson

Ragnar Jonasson's crime detective novels are best sellers in his native Iceland- but he's also a practising lawyer, a teacher of copyright law and a sometime journalist.

60 Second Idea to Change the World

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Photo: A book-carrying drone (photo illustration by Shan Pillay )

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