The Power of Concentration
by Theron Q. Dumont (William Walker Atkinson)
Twenty lessons from 1918 on attention: exercises for controlling the eyes, the body and the mind, concentrating on a task, and 'mental pictures'. Some exercises are quaint and the core idea, that attention is trainable like a muscle, is now mainstream.
Read it if…
you want a short historical take on attention training with actual drills.
Skip it if…
you want neuroscience; this predates it.
Three things you will actually use
- Attention is a muscle; drill it.
- Control the body and the mind follows.
- One thing at a time, done fully.
Do this first
Do the first three exercises for a week and see which still work.
Our verdict
Attention drills from 1918.
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