Focus
by Daniel Goleman
Goleman on attention as the hidden driver of excellence: inner focus (self-awareness), other focus (empathy) and outer focus (systems). It is a survey of attention research and its applications, more essay than program, and it connects attention to leadership and learning in useful ways.
Read it if…
you want to understand attention as a skill and its connection to emotional intelligence.
Skip it if…
you want tactics for distraction; other books are more practical.
Three things you will actually use
- Train attention like a muscle; it strengthens with reps.
- Balance inner, other and outer focus.
- Protect recovery time; attention depletes.
Do this first
Practice ten minutes of single-point focus daily, on breath or a task, for a week.
Our verdict
Thoughtful and broad; a survey more than a method.
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