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lnnovak11's review against another edition
4.0
Focus has many meanings to Goleman
This book started where I expected it to but ended in a completely different place. Goldman starts by taking a micro-view of focus: how does one brain focus? And slowly transforms into a treatise on macro-focus: how does society focus? And on what?
His references were poignant and timely, and I found myself wishing I’d read it sooner, even as I struggled to, well… focus.
This book started where I expected it to but ended in a completely different place. Goldman starts by taking a micro-view of focus: how does one brain focus? And slowly transforms into a treatise on macro-focus: how does society focus? And on what?
His references were poignant and timely, and I found myself wishing I’d read it sooner, even as I struggled to, well… focus.
asangtani's review
3.0
Somewhat ironically, I lost focus on the book halfway through. I like the overall concept of the book, but the N=1 examples are hard to get through.
trapwomanistcyborgwitch's review
3.0
Good information and research presented but not a lot of practical solutions. I did learn a lot about neural pathways and how the mind works and will apply it to the next book with better advice about focusing.
miss_canthus's review
4.0
When I bought this book, I thought it would mainly give tipps on how to zoom in on a task you want to complete in a distracting world. This is not the case. Rather you get a full journey through the operations of the mind and what is important to thrive in getting things done in a bigger perspective. It is really good in helping if you don't know why stuff in your project might not be working but not so if you just want to know how to get into flow. Despite the fact that it didn't match my expectations, I liked reading it and I learned a lot. The mixture of studies mentioned and vivid examples given is great, so reading never gets boring.
And a big plus: Goleman refers to example-actors (eg docters, students, CEOs etc) as "she" just as often as "he". And it never hinders the flow of reading.
And a big plus: Goleman refers to example-actors (eg docters, students, CEOs etc) as "she" just as often as "he". And it never hinders the flow of reading.
jrc2011's review
3.0
If you expect this book to give you pointers on how to improve your focus - you may be sorely disappointed. Goleman's writing flows like a series of blog posts or podcasts that string together a variety of topics under the rubric of integral systems thinking, neuroscience and loosely "focus."
I enjoyed this as an audio book and admit that I had a bit of a giggle when I realized the book was going off on a Ken Wilbur "holon" kind of tangent which I quite enjoyed about the planet and the environment. Then, in subsequent chapters, he didn't take up the environmental theme in quite the same way.
I recommend you enjoy this as a collection rather than a continuous cloth - don't seek novel information about neuroscience, just appreciate the voice of an empathic intellectual on a range of critical topics.
I enjoyed this as an audio book and admit that I had a bit of a giggle when I realized the book was going off on a Ken Wilbur "holon" kind of tangent which I quite enjoyed about the planet and the environment. Then, in subsequent chapters, he didn't take up the environmental theme in quite the same way.
I recommend you enjoy this as a collection rather than a continuous cloth - don't seek novel information about neuroscience, just appreciate the voice of an empathic intellectual on a range of critical topics.