Animated Review of Daniel Goleman's Book, Focus
As Goleman points out, for many of us it can be considered a luxury to be able to take a step back and have some uninterrupted private moment during the day when we can reflect about our lives. That rarely happens.
And it's not that you have to start blaming others, be it media, colleagues of work, family, and so on for the inability to focus. I think it's more a matter of understanding how your attention is taken over, without permission, and having the rationality to claim it back. Of course, that is if you want that...
In my case, for example, I concentrate a lot of my mental work somewhere between 10 AM and 2 PM. Knowing that I need to be sharp-focused during this time, I try to eliminate, or at least minimize, all possible distractions. No social media tabs opened, no answering the phone, no getting lost into mindless clicking, etc. I focus on the task at hand and allow for brief moments of break, something like 5-10 minutes per hour; but often I don't need them because once distractions are out of the way, I'm very absorbed into whatever it is that I'm doing.
Anyway, long-story short, in this animated video (below) I discuss some of my key take-home messages from Daniel Goleman's book, Focus - The Hidden Driver of Excellence. I hope you enjoy it!
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