| Record Number |
706647 |
| ISBN |
9781408850565 (paperback) |
| 9781408845882 (paperback) |
| Author |
Goleman, Daniel |
| Title |
Focus : the hidden driver of excellence / Daniel Goleman. |
| Publisher/Date |
New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2013] |
| copyright2013. |
| Pagination etc. |
vii, 311 pages : 1 illustration ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-294) and index. |
| Contents note |
The subtle faculty -- Part 1: The anatomy of attention -- Basics -- Attention top and bottom -- The value of a mind adrift -- Finding balance --Part 2: Self-awareness --The inner rudder -- Seeing ourselves as others see us -- A recipe for self-control -- Part 3: Reading others -- The woman who knew too much -- The empathy triad -- Social sensitivity -- Part 4: The bigger context -- Patterns, systems, and messes -- System blindness -- Distant threats -- Part 5: Smart practice -- The myth of 10,000 hours -- Brains on games -- Breathing buddies -- Part 6:The well-focused leader -- How leaders direct attention -- The leader's triple focus -- What makes a leader? -- Part 7: The big picture -- Leading for the long future. |
| Summary Note |
For more than two decades, psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman has been scouting the leading edge of the human sciences for what's new, surprising, and important. In Focus, he delves into the science of attention in all its varieties, presenting a long overdue discussion of this little-noticed and under-rated mental asset that matters enormously for how we navigate life. Goleman boils down attention research into three parts: inner, other, and outer focus. Goleman shows why high achievers need all three kinds of focus, as demonstrated by rich case studies from fields as diverse as competitive sports, education, the arts, and business. Those who excel rely on what Goleman calls Smart Practices such as mindfulness meditation, focused preparation and recovery, positive emotions and connections, and mental 'prosthetics' that help them improve habits, add new skills, and sustain excellence. |
| Subject |
Attention |
| Self-control |
| Thought and thinking |
| Shelf Location |
153.733 GOLE |
