to focus

In "In Focus," psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman, author of the international bestseller "Emotional Intelligence," offers insight into the scarcest resource of our time and the secret to high performance and achievement: attention. Combining cutting-edge research and practical findings, "In Focus" delves into the science of attention of all kinds, offering a long-overdue discussion of this little-noticed and undervalued mental asset. In an age of seemingly insurmountable distractions, Goleman convincingly argues that, more than ever, we must learn how to improve our focus if we are to survive in a complex world. Goleman summarizes attention research into three components: inward focus, other focus, and outward focus. Drawing on rich case studies from fields as diverse as competitive sports, education, the arts, and business, the author demonstrates why high achievers need all three types of focus, and explains how those who rely on smart practices—mindfulness, focused preparation and recovery, positive emotions and connections, and mental “prosthetics” that help them improve habits, add new skills, and sustain greatness—excel where others do not.