The Art of Self-Control: Reclaim Your Attention and Mental Concentration

By: John Ward

Narrated by: William Harvey Jr.

Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

D I S T R A C T I O N.

It’s everywhere.

We’re plugged-in, powered on, scrolling, and swiping.

A ping here, a buzz there. A pop-up here, a drop-down there.

Everything and everyone are vying for our attention, and we give in to each and every one of them. Yet we falter when it’s time to give attention to ourselves.

Our goals need our attention, too. Our plans, our schedules, our promised commitments.

Distraction leads to procrastination, procrastination leads to low-productivity; low-productivity leads to failure, and failure leads to depression. It is an abysmal cycle that we need to break, and the place to start is with self-discipline.

Self-discipline leads to self-control; self-control leads to efficacy; efficacy leads to hitting small goals, and hitting small goals leads to substantial success.

It is time to break free from excuses, distractions, and destructive impulses.

The Art of Self-Control is the ultimate road map to helping you reclaim your attention and mental concentration. A taste of some of the subjects touched on in this book are:

• Managing what you spend your time on.
• Multi-tasking: Should you do it?
• Prioritizing: What’s important right now?
• Creating an effective workspace.
• Identifying your peak productivity period.
• Staying motivated.
• The importance of self-care.

In a fast-changing world of bells and whistles and endless notifications, it has become increasingly challenging to maintain focus and adhere to our goals, but with sheer willpower, we can overcome all the noise. With concise, practical, and objective guidance, The Art of Self-Control will liberate you from the bondages of distraction, mental debilitation, and rash compulsions.

Listening to this book through to the end is the first step to maintaining concentration and resisting all distractions.

Don’t think about it. Don’t put if off. Let’s regain self-control together, now.

©2020 John Ward (P)2020 John Ward

great self help

I received this for free for a honest review. The narrator did a great job of narrating this book. there were great ideas and suggestions. recommend.

Great listen and tips

Not bad info, some of it is common sense but the book has some useful information, especially on multitasking and the work sprint information. The setting goals and prioritization information is great. The author places emphasis on the topics that optimize concentration. Overall this is an excellent self-help title that is worth your attention.

Recommended

Self control has always been something I've been struggling with, after reading this book, I have gained the knowledge and confidence to fight that bad habit!

About much more than just self-control

I came here in hopes of finding some tips on overcoming procrastination. Luckily, I got that, and then some. Along the way, this one talks about both how to master self-control, but also how to set up our environments and lifestyles so that we get the most out of them.

Furthermore, it peppers in loads of great self-help wisdom along the way. All in all, it's an informative, quick read, one covers a multitude of subjects in an effective fashion. I'd definitely recommend it!

Good book!

Distractions are everywhere and you don't even have to try to get distracted nowadays. This book definitely brings the reader/listener some practical and very useful tips on how to deal with this.

The author talks about prioritizing, the dangers of multitasking, but also talks about taking enough rest, eating healthy and doing exercise. I definitely recommend this book.

love it.

I have been having a problem with concentration and overall my attention span. Not only this book was one of my favorite of this year, but I also learned a lot and will implement it in my life. Amazing book!

quite helpful!

this book was straight to the point and beneficial for defeating procrastination and unfocused mind,

It helped me so much!

I have had problems with my concentration in college and throughout my life and this book gave some great advices and information! Highly recommended to anyone.

Balance and Self-Control

I was able to assess my current level of self-control as well as understand how self-control will help me be more successful on my relationships and business efforts. The quality of the voice and speech rate is very easily to follow. Overall a really nice listen and great information.

Super helpful!

Really learned a lot from this book, and can’t wait to start using these tips 😄