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 bestseller 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.

A lot of Great information. Highly Recommend it.

I enjoyed listening to the book overall. There was a lot of great information. But my biggest issue was that it was too much research without any "How to" suggested actions/next steps. I love books that give you a lot of great details and then tell you how to implement it. There were times that this felt like a textbook. Nevertheless, it was great information to help with your #selfimprovement #mentalhealth #career #financial and #selfcontrol #SelfDiscovery #tagsgiving and #sweepstakes

Great book, poor listen

Have great insights but the performance of the author is not so good, is like he speaks to inside instead of properly protecting his voice.

A must read, not without flaws

Greatly enjoyed the book. Even though the voice performance is low, it is mostly understandable. There are some chapters that veer off into areas of climate change, and other topics unrelated to the title, which is annoying but the first half is a treasure.

Good concept but too long

Good concept but in my point of view Dr Goleman brought too many points to this book and the result was it became too long.. could have more focus on the key messages...

Very good book.

I love how he integrates brain science into the book along with philosophy and just plain common sense. I think all educators and teachers of any subject at any level should read this book. It’s definitely on my favorites list.