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Focus : the hidden driver of excellence / Daniel Goleman.

by Goleman, Daniel.

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Thought and thinking.

Success -- Psychological aspects.

9780062114860 (hc.)

0062114867 (hc.)

vii, 311 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-294) and index.

The subtle faculty -- The anatomy of attention. Basics ; Attention top and bottom ; The value of a mind adrift ; Finding balance -- Self-awareness. The inner rudder ; Seeing ourselves as others see us ; A recipe for self-control -- Reading others. The woman who knew too much ; The empathy triad ; Social sensitivity -- the bigger context. Patterns, systems, and messes ; System blindness ; Distant threats -- Smart practice. The myth of 10,000 hours ; Brains on games ; Breathing buddies -- The well-focused leader. How leaders direct attention ; The leader's triple focus ; What makes a leader? -- The big picture. Leading for the long future.

"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"--Provided by publisher.

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