Attention is trained as muscle

It argues Daniel Goleman in his book "focus" (IC "East-West") and explains - with insufficient use is weakening, with appropriate training strengthens. But how to take control of his attention in a world where every day we are attacked by unnecessary information?

The answers are in the book, which is extremely useful guide and a unique study that combines in itself conclusive insights, diverse examples and actual scientific novelties. According to the author the key to our successful personal and professional life is the ability to focus attention. The writer offers affordable explanations on how to improve this focus.

Daniel Goleman distinguishes three types of concentration: internal, the other external. Our inner adjusts to own intuitions guiding values ​​and better decisions. Another smooth relations with people in our lives. The outer enables us to orient ourselves in the larger world. Through the development of three types of focusing all of us can find balance and be productive and happy.

Based on various studies and practical results, Goldman revealed that the mechanism which mainly helps our personal maturation is just attention. Conscious, uniform and trained attention to ensure success in any field.

Daniel Goleman is a former author of "New York Times", scientist and journalist, author of thirteen books and is frequently invited lecturer at various colleges. He co-founded the Union for academic, social and emotional training at Yale University. He lives in Massachusetts.

The translation from English is a work of Elena Filipova, translated books like "After Babel", "How to Create a Mind" and "better angels of our nature", author Cover Andrew KOZAREV.

Excerpt from Part Two of "focus" - "self-awareness"

Brain map of the body

Once it was discovered liver cancer that would take his life a few years later, Steve Jobs gave a heartfelt speech to course graduates of Stanford University. Council Jobs: "Do not let the voice of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. "

But how to listen to the "inner voice" in what your heart and your intuition somehow already know? You have to rely on signals from your body.