Focus

Outline

Focus (2013) explains why attention is one of our most valuable and most threatened mental resources. Daniel Goleman describes three kinds of focus: on ourselves, on other people, and on the wider world, and shows how each shapes success in work, relationships, and leadership. Drawing on neuroscience and research, the book offers practical ways to strengthen attention in an age full of distractions.

• Attention is one of our most valuable mental resources, and it is also one of the most threatened.
• Goleman describes three kinds of focus: on ourselves, on other people, and on the wider world.
• Each kind of focus shapes success in work, in relationships, and in leadership.
• Stronger attention helps you make better decisions, manage your emotions, and deepen your relationships.
• Drawing on neuroscience and research, the book offers practical ways to strengthen attention in a distracting age.

Daniel Goleman is an American psychologist and science journalist who reported on brain and behavioural science for The New York Times for many years. He is best known for Emotional Intelligence, which popularised the idea that emotional skills matter as much as intellect. His other books include Working with Emotional Intelligence and Focus.