Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
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In Focus, Psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman, author of the #1 international best-seller Emotional Intelligence, offers a groundbreaking look at today’s scarcest resource and the secret to high performance and fulfillment: attention.
Combining cutting-edge research with practical findings, Focus delves into the science of attention in all its varieties, presenting a long overdue discussion of this little-noticed and under-rated mental asset. In an era of unstoppable distractions, Goleman persuasively argues that now more than ever we must learn to sharpen focus if we are to survive in a complex world.
Goleman boils down attention research into a threesome: inner, other, and outer focus. Drawing on rich case studies from fields as diverse as competitive sports, education, the arts, and business, he shows why high-achievers need all three kinds of focus, and explains how those who rely on smart practices – mindfulness meditation, focused preparation and recovery, positive emotions and connections, and mental “prosthetics” that help them improve habits, add new skills, and sustain greatness – excel while others do not.
Customers say
Customers find the book very informative and interesting. They say it provides an excellent treatment of a subject that is paramount to our times. However, some readers feel the content lacks useful conclusions and actionable advice. Opinions are mixed on readability, with some finding it easy and well-written, while others say it gets technical at times. Readers also have mixed feelings about the focus, with some finding it interesting and others saying it lacks focus.
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