The Power of Unwavering Focus

Oct 7, 2024 4:33 PM

Author:Dandapani,Dandapani

Brought to you by Penguin.

Does your mind wander?

Do you find it hard to concentrate?

Do you jump from one task to another?

Are you stressed? Anxious? Depressed? Fearful?

The life you want is within reach if you master the power of focus.

By mastering the skill of focus, we can permanently lay these mental roadblocks to rest and become our best selves. Focus lies at the core of all human success, but never before have so many of us experienced the inability to concentrate. Distraction is a silent epidemic in our modern world. It is damaging relationships, our working lives and, ultimately, our happiness. We've become masters of distraction because that's what we practice all day, every day. As our fast-paced lives compete with a relentless bombardment of information, we switch focus from one thing to another all the time. And it's making us unhappy.

The Power of Unwavering Focus is a practical, step-by-step guide to understanding and harnessing the human mind. Whether you're seeking to improve yourself as a parent, a leader or an attentive listener, this book will help you learn how to focus and in doing so, dramatically improve your productivity, relationships, mental health, happiness and your ability to achieve your life goals.

Drawing on ancient Hindu monastic tradition, Dandapani, a former monk, shows us that concentration is a skill that we can learn and improve through practice. The Power of Unwavering Focus, provides a ten-step toolkit for learning, practising and mastering the power of concentration. Empowered by these new skills, the end result will be your ability to achieve your dreams and goals, and live a happy life full of purpose and joy.

Reviews

In a world dominated by distraction, this book is a timely reminder of the value of focused attention.

—— Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife

Concentration is one of the most important skills any leader can have. The Power of Unwavering Focus shows us not only that focus is a learnable skill but that anyone can master the practice of intense concentration.

—— Indra Nooyi, former chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo

If you struggle with distraction or stress-and of course you do-you need Dandapani's wonderful new book. Both profound and practical, The Power of Unwavering Focus will lead you on a journey to reclaim your life and live it with joy and purpose.

—— Arthur C. Brooks, professor at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School and #1 New York Times bestselling author

Being able to concentrate in our distracted world is a superpower. In this conversational but profound book, Dandapani shows how to take practical steps to become better at this skill, so we can feel less busy and get more done.

—— Laura Vanderkam, author of Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters

Dandapani offers a radical and timely call to cultivate the deep joys and resilience of the focused life. Highly recommended for anyone feeling adrift in a sea of distraction and mindlessness.

—— Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work

The disciplined application of fundamental concepts is synonymous with elite performance. As a former Navy SEAL and combat leader, simplicity has always been a critical component to thriving in high-stress scenarios. Dandapani provides clear, concise, simple instruction for anyone to achieve elite focus in their life.

—— Nick Norris, entrepreneur and former Navy SEAL

An astonishing mission with huge integrity in the telling.

—— Linda Cracknell, author of Writing Landscape

A story of determination and soul-searching... Compellingly narrated, entertaining and thought-provoking... treat yourself to a copy of this book and enjoy the journey

—— Natural Stone Specialist

A moving testimony to the power of art, of finding the extraordinary in the everyday and acting upon your instinct. To walk with Searle in its pages is to experience stone within a new light... as a part-knowable, ever-shifting medium in the process of slow but perpetual change, one long work-in-progress.

—— Alex Woodcock , Caught by the River

'Truly one of the most inspirational women you'll ever meet'

—— Elizabeth Day, How To Fail Podcast

It soars with the luminous prose and unflinching honesty we have come to expect from this brilliantly gifted writer. Elixir is an extraordinary, profoundly moving book... Her prose is breathtaking, the stories heartbreaking.

—— Feminism and Religion

A joyous celebration of the Pomak community in southern Bulgaria.

—— Spectator, *Books of the Year*

Wonderfully well researched, and candidly honest, Hewitt openly discusses topics which are often shied away from… this book is thought provoking and compelling

—— Emily Coates , The Professional Mountaineer

In her Nature reanimates the stories of the past to reveal, brilliantly, the conditions through which women so often have to battle in the present... [it] will make you want to run, and to experience something of the hard-won emotional and physical freedom that Hewitt's prose so movingly evokes

—— DAISY HAY, author of Dinner With Joseph Johnson

A powerful account of women's strengths and achievements in the mountains

—— ANNA FLEMING, author of Time on Rock

A life-affirming book about the thrill of exploring the great outdoors, asking why so many women are excluded from running, hiking and mountaineering. It confronts the obstacles we face every day, including violence, assault and the general assumption that we don't belong here; but In Her Nature proves we have a right to run free

—— NATASHA CARTHEW, author of Undercurrent

An urgent, beautifully written and fiercely important book

—— HELEN CASTOR, author of She-Wolves

With intimate attention and in beautiful prose, IN HER NATURE moves deftly between the inner life and the great outdoors. Rachel Hewitt shows that not only do women have a history as runners, climbers and adventurers; we also have a right to the outdoors that is as crucial - and fragile - today as it ever was

—— SARAH DITUM

A vital feminist memoir of life outdoors, underpinned by the depth of historical knowledge that only a true scholar can bring

—— KATE MALTBY

An extraordinarily compelling book that left me seeing with fresh eyes. Blending expert historical storytelling with piercing memoir, Rachel Hewitt leads the reader over moors and mountains on a grand tour of grief, solitude, camaraderie, and women's long struggle to claim the freedom of the outdoors

—— OLIVER BURKEMAN, author of Four Thousand Weeks

A spectacular achievement... It's beautiful, deeply researched and eye-opening

—— Critic

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