Focus

The Hidden Driver of Excellence

De: Daniel Goleman

Narrado por: Daniel Goleman

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.

©2013 Daniel Goleman (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers

Me encantó

Excelente guía para navegar en el día a día de la vida corporativa y personal.

Interesting view on technology and education

Would you consider the audio edition of Focus to be better than the print version?

If it's easier to focus while listening than reading than yes.

What did you like best about this story?

The author narrates his own writing and is able to give voice to his ideas. I particularly like the counter position he proposes. In the beginning he speaks directly concerning the problems of video game and technology addiction and later in the book goes on to talk of benefits these can provide to focus.

Have you listened to any of Daniel Goleman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The book caused me to take a good self examination, particularly on my tendency to pick up on social ques. It was interesting how it explained this tendency can be bothersome to some people which it is to me. I appreciated how this book was able to help me explore this side of myself.

Any additional comments?

Highly recommended if you're looking to improve productivity in the workplace or in life. Good self exploration of finding those things that most distract you and helps to find areas in which you can improve focus.

Nothing

Love it I go to bed to it every night it is always a great story

Lots of evidence based insights

Exceptionally well researched book on focus, including why it’s so important & full of best practices to improve your ability to focus.

No clear main idea but with some fun facts

No clear main ideas to follow. Hard to follow.

Too many personal opinions that are not related to focus(or the title), especially the last few parts of the book

Excellent!

This book is excellent both in terms of its insightful and well researched content, as well as it’s excellent execution. I highly recommend this book for any serious investigator of mindfulness, attentional development or human performance. It’s another substantive contribution to the already valuable insights and literature the author has offered to consciousness development. Thank you again. Please keep up the good work.

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I expected this book to have more detailed lessons on learning to focus; however, it was very broad on the subject and ended with a strange diatribe about fixing the global environment for the future.

Interesting

The recording quality for the audiobook was poor. It sounded like he was too close to the microphone but I could still not hear him well with the volume turned all the way up. The book was not what I was expecting because he did go a round about way of talking about the subject but he did have many good points to make.

Some good sections, but author has a hard time staying on task

When this book talks about focus, it has good ideas and suggestions. There are several sections throughout the book, though, where the author wanders away from his declared subject and addresses his personal views regarding the environment, financial inequality, and other social issues. The book could have been improved if had stuck to the announced topic at hand.

Great Read

This book is a great and timely read. It provides a wide view on effective leadership and what really matters in the world. Thank you Daniel Goleman.