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In Focus, Psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman, author of the #1 international bestseller Emotional Intelligence, offers 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.

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Daniel Goleman, a former science journalist for the New York Times, is the author of thirteen books and lectures frequently to professional groups and business audiences and on college campuses. He cofounded the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning at the Yale University Child Studies Center (now at the University of Illinois, at Chicago).

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Narrator Daniel Goleman
Length 8 hours 8 minutes
Author Daniel Goleman
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Publisher HarperAudio
Release date October 08, 2013
ISBN 9780062130136

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The publisher of the Focus is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Business & Economics, General

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The publisher of the Focus is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062130136.

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Brent

October 04, 2013

From Amazon: Having been a fan of Goleman since reading "Emotional Intelligence" in the 90's, I was excited to dive into "Focus".Goleman does not disappoint. He begins by outlining our general condition in society today as being inattentive. Our minds are in a constant state of overload and what passes for 'multi-tasking' is described as a huge productivity barrier. Finding time to decompress, or be 'fully in the moment', requires a level of Self Awareness covered in Part II. Goleman goes into brain chemistry, circuitry, and function to describe how parts of the brain can be over used, or worse, underdeveloped.Pharmaceuticals, self-medication, and outside overload abuse and blur our minds.This leads to System Blindness where pattern recognition is neglected in favor of shortcuts (usually technological). The story of Mau, who is one of the last practitioner of Polynesian "wayfinding". Learning how to navigate amidst a sea of distraction by focusing on subtle signs is a story for us all.He then moves into the more conventional use of focus in improving attitudes by managing the Top-Down and Bottom-Up systems that our brains use to cope in complex situations.I don't want to give too much away because this is a must read for everyone. Yeah, he does get political at times and ch.21 can be skipped entirely, but most academics tend that way and we all paint the house differently.I read this twice and will probably read it as reference for years to come. It's that good.This book has been very helpful in understanding how I can improve my own relations and focus.

Alejandra

July 20, 2020

Solo tengo una palabra para definir este libro. PODEROSO.En este libro el protagonista es el cerebro, ese órgano tan pero tan potente y del que desconocemos casi todo.Goleman logra explicarnos de forma sencilla parte de su funcionamiento, cómo nos esta afectando la sobreexposición tecnológica en la que vivimos y algunas formulas para estar más atentos.No desaprovecha la oportunidad para hablarnos de empatía, inteligencia emocional, actitud positiva, autoconocimiento y cómo activar la consciencia de todas estas cosas nos hace personas más enfocadas y por lo tanto con mejor calidad de vida.Que dicha haber leído este libro, quedo cuestionada, inquieta, con propósitos, motivada para prestarle más atención a lo que antes ni percibía.Tiene capítulos muy interesantes para papás, jefes y profes pero en general es un libro que le seguiré recomendando a todos.

Daniela

August 18, 2017

Really good book,but it's not for everybody. You should have either read other books concerning cognitive psychology or you should have studied some kind of social studies. In other words it's not an easy book but i recommend it if you want to expand your knowledge in cognitive psychology and neuroscience and how they can be aplied through right behaviours in society (even reach the goal to become the right type of leader)

Soundview

April 23, 2014

Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence by Daniel Goleman was chosen by Soundview Executive Book Summaries as one of the Top 30 Business Books of 2014.THE SOUNDVIEW REVIEW:When a pioneer in any field returns with a new piece of thought leadership, whether written or spoken, the eyes and ears of the business world instinctively turn to see and hear. Daniel Goleman, former New York Times science reporter and multiple-bestselling author, changed the landscape of management with his book Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Goleman returns now with a book that has the potential to rival his previous peak. In Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, Goleman coaches readers on the need to strengthen a trait that like a muscle can indicate just how well we can lift a figurative load. This book is now available as a Soundview Executive Book Summary.Goleman begins Focus by helping readers understand the anatomy of attention. Of particular interest is his discussion of the bottom-up and top-down minds. The bottom-up mind works faster and is involuntary and automatic, while the top-down mind is, as Goleman writes, “the seat of self-control, which can (sometimes) overpower automatic routines and mute emotionally driven impulses.” The interplay between these two sections of the brain is critical to understanding mental toughness and, perhaps more importantly, mental tiredness.The overarching theme that focus is a mental muscle serves as a powerful metaphor that will help the material stick with readers. Focus moves through subjects such as self-awareness, reading others, and smart practice in ways that offer new, thought-provoking views. As with Emotional Intelligence, Goleman has found a way to turn the complexity of human behavior into an engaging read with practical takeaways. Focus will help keep any executive razor sharp.Soundview's 8-page Executive Book Summary of Focus is available here.

Sonia

April 11, 2016

Daniel Goleman no parece capaz de ser divulgativo, quizás porque es muy exhaustivo y estas dos cualidades resultan incompatibles para el autor. Focus hay que leerlo con calma y atención ya que está lleno de términos científicos y explicaciones detalladas del funcionamiento cerebral a muy diferentes niveles. Algo que debería ser tan sencillo como el mecanismo de la atención abarca sin embargo tantas áreas de nuestra vida: la toma de decisiones, la empatía, el desarrollo intelectual, el rendimiento académico... que nos encontraremos con un tratado pormenorizado y completo sobre neurociencia y dinámica cerebral.El libro es sin ninguna duda muy interesante pero en ningún caso se trata de un manual práctico que, como dice su subtítulo, nos ayude a desarrollar la atención. El autor relata como funciona nuestro cerebro, que cualidades debemos promover, que características o rasgos de carácter son los deseables en un líder o cuales debemos fomentar en nuestros hijos si queremos que alcancen una vida feliz y de éxito, sin embargo no habla de las actividades, trucos o maneras que nos pueden ayudar a desarrollar dichas habilidades. Por ejemplo, aunque relata la importancia de los diferentes aspectos de la empatía nunca sabremos de qué manera podemos ayudar a nuestros hijos a desarrollarla, no al menos con este libro.Focus es ideal para todos aquellos interesados en la neurología o simplemente en el funcionamiento del cerebro ya que encontrarán aquí explicaciones exhaustivas, fundamentadas e ilustradas con ejemplos de la vida diaria. Quienes necesiten sin embargo un manual que les ayude a desarrollar la atención, quedarán completamente decepcionados.

Chandana

November 04, 2018

“Focus – The Hidden Driver of Excellence” by Dr Daniel Goleman (Author of the Bestselling Books on Emotional Intelligence/Psychologist)“The big shock: statistical analysis found that a child’s level of self-control is every bit as powerful a predictor of her adult financial success and health (and criminal record, for that matter) as are social class, wealth of family of origin, or IQ. Willpower emerged as a completely independent force in life success – in fact, for financial success, self-control in childhood proved a stronger predictor than either IQ or social class of the family of origin”In “Focus – The Hidden Driver of Excellence”, the author Dr Daniel Goleman (Author of the Bestselling Books on Emotional Intelligence/Psychologist) was able to develop a long overdue and much-needed interest in the reader on the notion of focus/attention and how it applies to the success of any individual whether his/her role is a leader, learner/student, educator or parent etc., even though there is an apparent heightened importance for those in leadership positions. He identifies and presents three areas of focus (triple focus) an individual should ideally be aware of – inner, other and outer – leading to excellence. The inner focus, in essence, is self-awareness as it is more commonly known and should be the starting point that leads other areas of focus. Self-awareness is a metacognitive/meta-awareness/reflective ability that helps us to identify the nature of our own thoughts, emotions/feelings, passions, values, intuitions/gut-feelings and insights etc. It is usually an automatic, bottom-up quick response (as opposed to more time-consuming top-down responses utilising brains cortical areas) that combines all learnings of an individual’s life that far in a magical way, albeit in an unconscious/semi-conscious manner, especially when in situations of making complex life decisions. In fact, the significance of self-awareness for an individual’s development/growth is highlighted by referring to it in the text as the “inner rudder” that drives all of his/her actions/plans in life towards success/excellence (or otherwise due to lack of it). One of the most important aspects of self-awareness is the ability of cognitive control/self-control/willpower that is proven to be a better predictor of success than even measures of IQ, social class or family of origin. “A darker side of cognitive empathy emerges when someone uses it to spot weakness in others and so takes advantage of them. This strategy typifies sociopaths, who use their cognitive empathy to manipulate. They feel no anxiety, and so the threat of a punishment does not deter them.”As Dr Goleman puts forth, the development/growth of the brain areas associated with self-awareness is also influential in enhancing “other” focus- the second area of focus highlighted. Essentially it is the notion of empathy, as commonly known – the ability to cognitively as well as emotionally see/understand/feel other individuals we interact regularly or even sparingly. The reciprocal connection between self-awareness and empathy helps us to have what is known as “360 degree” evaluation and also to avoid situations of “groupthink/shared blind spot” Another area that comes under this particular focus area is the social-intelligence/social-sensitivity/context awareness in which we usually have to be proficient in picking non-verbal social clues.“…people attribute what happens to them to events close in time and space, when in reality it’s the result of the dynamics of the larger system within which they are embedded…The problem gets compounded by what’s called the “illusion of explanatory depth,” where we feel confident in our understanding of a complex system, but in reality have just superficial knowledge. ”In the third area of focus, we extend our attention beyond our selves, others in the communities we interact to outer societies/worlds or the whole planet. Put differently, it is about systems thinking, a focus area that is getting an increasing interest among scholars. With a focus on systems thinking, we start to appreciate the notions of our interconnectedness to and interdependence of/life cycle analysis (LCA) of many other systems/living beings/societies/groups, directly or indirectly even in more distant ways in space and time. The author, Dr Goleman duly highlights the fact that there is no specific brain area or radar that is sensitive to this system’s viewpoint resulting a situation referred to as “system blindness” that need to be addressed by paying diligent attention to the aspect.“…data science requires more than math skills: it also takes people who have a wide-ranging curiosity, and whose innovation is guided by their own experience – not just data. After all, the best intuition takes huge amounts of data, harvesting our entire life experience, and filters it through the human brain.”“The need to focus on a less complicated order (whether in organising our closets, developing a business strategy, or analysing LCA data) reflects a fundamental truth. We live within extremely complex systems, but engage them lacking the cognitive capacity to understand or manage them completely. Our brain has solved this problem by finding means to sort through what’s complicated via simple decision rules.”We have now seen the significance of the three areas of focus highlighted in the text by Dr Goleman. The next big question now is, how can we develop these focusing skills in leaders/learners etc. or measures can be taken more broadly for the benefit of masses? Fortunately, there are some simple techniques and methodologies identified to be useful in an evidence-based manner – breathing-based focused attention training and mindfulness/open attention practices. These practices were proven to be working from primary school students to top-level leaders such as CEOs.“Setting aside some regular reflective time in the daily or weekly schedule might help us get beyond the firefight-of-the-day mentality, to take stock and look ahead. Very diverse thinkers…are calling for mindfulness as a way to help leaders see the big picture. They propose we need not just mindful leaders, but mindful society, one where we bring a triple focus: to our own well-being, that of others, and the operations of the broader systems that shape our lives.”Finally, if research shows undeniably that these three areas of focus were instrumental for excellence, as an educator, I wondered the ways, if at all, we address and develop them in learners through our education systems. One important observation we make is that the above triple focus areas are independent of the domain or discipline of study, and as a result, they become a broader set of generalised skills that can be developed in any learner irrespective of the discipline of study. Despite this commonality, it is important for educational policy-makers to understand the limitation that in a typical educational/learning environment or education system, we do not address directly in improving the abilities of self-awareness, empathy or systems thinking per se. For example, how could we make use of this evidence-based knowledge to avoid sociopathic minds (those bullying minds) being developed misusing cognitive empathy and devoid of emotional empathy at the grassroots? What happens in most of the typical educational/learning systems pay emphasis on specific contents related to the discipline of study without giving learners generic study skills, strategies and methodologies that are useful in their lifelong learning endeavours and in developing growth mindsets. By giving undue emphasis on specific contents narrowly, we tend to give a wrong message to our learners that such a narrow knowledge-base would guarantee them overall success/well-being in the highly uncertain/changing future that we all are struggling to predict, despite many significant advances in many areas including technology. In fact, the reality is exactly the opposite – no such guarantees - in a rapidly changing world through the notions of artificial intelligence/automation, climate change, geopolitical uncertainties, big data etc.

Dennis Littrell

July 29, 2019

How to pay attention and why it mattersIn part this book is aimed at helping readers become better at what they do. In this sense “Focus” is a sophisticated self-help book. Love what you do, do what you love and do it with focus and deliberate (and smart) practice and your life will be more rewarding.In a larger sense this book is about saving the planet from the catastrophic threat of systems breakdown with reference to pollution, soil depletion and erosion, habitat destruction, global warming, etc.The book is organized into seven parts. In the first, “The Anatomy of Attention,” Goleman presents his ideas about “top-down” and “bottom up” drivers of behavior and how focus leads to “flow” which is “full absorption” in what we do. He makes a distinction between our attention being “hijacked” which leads to negative outcomes and our attention being deliberately allowed to drift, which leads to creative ideas. We find “balance” when we live our lives in harmony with periods of intense focus (but without undue stress) followed by periods of creative drift.Goleman sees bottom-up drivers as coming from our more primitive brain modules and top down drivers as coming from the so-called higher brain modules such as the neocortex. These two systems must work in harmony for us to be successful and for us to be able to find and manage sustainable systems for the planet.In Part II “Self-Aware” Goleman guides the reader toward seeing ourselves as others see us and gives a “recipe for self-control.”Part III “Reading Others” is mainly about what Goleman calls “The Empathy Triad,” that is, three ways of being empathetic. Empathy comes from within ourselves and is partly the result of mirror neurons which allow us to feel what others are feeling. Interesting is the idea that sociopaths experience what others are feeling in their frontal lobes instead of in the limbic system. What this can lead to is the sense that the suffering of others is merely academic or verbal, which may be why sociopaths don’t really care how anybody feels but themselves.In Part IV “The Bigger Context” Goleman shifts to the “Patterns, Systems, and Messes” of the entire planet and what we can do to better understand what is going on. He argues that we suffer from “system blindness” leading to an inability to deal effectively with “distant threats” such as the earth’s rising temperature.In Part V “Smart Practice” Goleman shows us how to get better not just by putting in the highly touted 10,000 hours of practice but by practicing with a deliberate goal of improvement augmented with feedback.Part VI is about “The Well-Focused Leader” while Part VII “The Big Picture” looks to how we can focus on the future and make things better for our children and grandchildren.Goleman is as always both upbeat and caring. He is readable and you get the sense that he really cares about being a positive force for good in the world. The material in the book is mostly new and cutting edge. Goleman has done the homework and the field work as both a psychologist and a journalist. This is a book that reveals what contemporary psychology is about in a personal, hands on sort of way.Some quotables (page numbers are approximate since I am reading an uncorrected proof):“The signs of mental fatigue, such as a drop in effectiveness and [a] rise in distractedness and irritability, signify that the mental effort needed to sustain focus has depleted the glucose that feeds neural energy.” (56) If you pay attention you can actually feel low blood sugar. It may make you shake a little.“Self-awareness, then, represents an essential focus, one that attunes us to the subtle murmurs within that can help guide our way through life.” (63) As Goleman writes a couple of pages later, these are “somatic markers” which are “sensations in our body that tell us when a choice feels wrong or right.” The term is from neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, whose books I highly recommend.“In the mind’s arena, willpower (a facet of ‘ego’) represents a wrestling match between top and bottom systems. Willpower keeps us focused on our goals despite the tug of our impulses, passions, habits, and cravings. This cognitive control represents a ‘cool’ mental system that makes an effort to pursue our goals in the face of our ‘hot’ emotional reactions—quick, impulsive, and automatic.” (88)What Goleman doesn’t emphasize about self-control or willpower is that if you don’t have it you are not likely to get it. He cites the famous study by Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel with kids trying to delay their desire to eat a marshmallow in order to get two later. The kids that were able to delay gratification did better in life than those who could not. The salient point however is that in follow up studies (as Goleman reports on page 87) the “’high delayers’ who resisted the marshmallow at age four were still able to delay gratification, but the ‘low delayers’ were still poor at stifling impulse.”“The longer someone ignores an email before finally responding, the more relative social power that person has. Map these response times across an entire organization and you get a remarkably accurate chart of the actual social standing. The boss leaves emails unanswered for hours or days; those lower down respond within minutes.” (124) Goleman adds that an analysis of Enron Corporation emails revealed exactly this pattern.Finally here is what I thought was the most fascinating factoid in the book. Computers searched an enormous number of keystrokes on Google for flu-related words like “fever” or “ache” to create an algorithm to predict flu outbreaks. “The resulting algorithm identifies flu outbreaks within a day, compared with the two weeks it typically takes the CDC to notice hot spots for the disease based on reports from physicians.” (133)—Dennis Littrell, author of “The World Is Not as We Think It Is”

Mariana

April 14, 2019

I read this book with great pleasure. As I turned the pages, it made me think of real life situations that could be tackled and improved with a focused mind. For me the best part is how the author shifts the attention from self, to outer world, and finally to global systems awareness. The book is a good generator of ideas.

Harison

March 26, 2017

Bom conteúdo e muito útil! Só tenho contra que em algumas partes ele é repetitivo e isso acaba o tornando um pouco cansativo. Mas, certamente é uma ótima leitura!

Héctor Iván

March 09, 2019

Es un libro que habla de muchísimos temas relacionados con la capacidad cognitiva de la atención, menciona muchas cosas interesantes a lo largo del camino y puede referirte a fuentes y libros más enfocados.Al principio me estaba desconcertando que no profundizara en ningún tema, pero la variedad de inforamción relevante e interesante pagó por esa falta de foco.Pienso que este libro tiene un título un poco engañoso, porque sus conclusiones y a donde te lleva al final del libro es a dos temas importantes en donde se reúnen los demás: - El liderazgo (generalmente en las empresas)- El bien social y común (a través del liderazgo)Me ha dejado con varias cosas cosas interesantes:- El sistema "ascendente", como él le llama, procesa mucha más información que nuestro sistema consciente y puede recabar información de la que no estamos conscientes. De ahí vienen muchas veces nuestras intuiciones, corazonadas y el sentimiento con el que nos qudamos o que tenemos mientras estamos tomando una decisión importante. La comunicación entre el sistema consciente e inconsciente es a través de sensaciones físicas.- Deberíamos trabajar en nuestras habilidades al grado de pasarlas al sistema inconsciente, pero si queremos mejorar constantemente necesitamos práctica enfocada: aquella que evita que nuestro sistema inconsciente tome el control. En ese caso, nuestro desempeño bajaría con el tiempo.- La atención a nuestro estado interior es importante para el comportamiento en un grupo.- Poner atención a las señales sutiles de comportamiento de las otras personas trae beneficios al trato y al estado general de un grupo o un equipo.Finalmente, el concepto del "Triple Enfoque" me parece importante. Este dice que para tener éxito necesitamos atención en tres cosas:- En nuestro interior (autoconciencia)- En las personas que nos rodean (empatía, que puede llevar a la compasión)- En el entorno inmediato y global (pansamiento sistémico)Lo interesante de esto es que los sistemas neurales que permiten este tipo de pensamiento se cancelan mutuamente, por lo que desarrollar ese tipo de pensamiento no es cosa fácil: hay que trabajar concientemente en él y ser capaz de cambiar de modo de pensamiento en segundos. Me deja metas altas.

Edson

March 02, 2015

Este excelente livro nos mostra como somos pessoas distraídas na vida, manter o foco nas coisas importantes tanto na vida pessoal quanto no trabalho parece ser mais difícil do que pensava. Daniel Goleman nos leva a um passeio no parque com dezenas de histórias e casos que nos mostram o quanto prestar atenção e manter o foco é importante na nossa existência. Não há como ler este livro e não amarrar as suas próprias experiencias durante as 294 páginas. Recomendo a leitura para quem deseja tira mais proveito de cada minuto de nossa curta passagem aqui no planetinha.

Craig

September 22, 2016

Summary: Keep it Human to Lead Completely.Goleman continues to do a wonderful job of grounding past theory in modern neuroscience. Excellent book for those who want to be more effective through self-awareness, empathic leadership, and focus on both short-term execution and long term-benefits.

Her van Dav

June 02, 2020

Algunos tienen prejuicios acerca de los audiolibros, y aunque no es lo mismo que leer, al menos no involucra los mismos procesos y su efectividad depende en buena parte del estilo de aprendizaje, en mi experiencia, es enriquecedor. He encontrado que sí retengo y estimula mi imaginación. Además, combinado con otras actividades, va muy bien con la productividad. Por eso este libro lo devoré en este formato.En este audiolibro, Goleman desarrolla la anatomía de la atención y su relación con la conciencia de uno mismo, el autocontrol, el desarrollo de habilidades sociales, su implicancia en el liderazgo y en las relaciones laborales. Debo aclarar que el concepto atención de Goleman es muy abarcante.Es un libro denso como suelen ser los libros de divulgación, pero sencillo de entender. Aunque no es tan sencillo de llevarle el paso porque el autor divaga en algunos asuntos o redunda en otros, de modo que al terminar de leer el libro, muchos conceptos quedan bien remarcados -jajajaja-. ¿Si lo recomendaría? ¡Sí! Sobre todo la tercera parte, tiene muchas ideas muy buenas sobre el liderazgo empresarial y de otras áreas. Vale la pena el esfuerzo.

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