Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day

Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day

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  • Create Date:2021-10-24 08:15:55
  • Update Date:2025-09-24
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  • Author:Amishi P. Jha
  • ISBN:B08WRGDPH9
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Summary

An acclaimed neuroscientist takes us on an eye-opening tour of the attention system—our hidden superpower that enables us to function at maximum mental capacity to achieve more, maintain healthier relationships, and be present and engaged, no matter how anxious or stressed our lives。

From the constant pull of technology to the 24-hour news cycle to the overwhelming demands of work, our ability to concentrate is being strained as never before。 We’re all suffering from a collective attention deficit disorder that is leaving us feeling scattered, overwhelmed, and anxious—yet unable to resist distractions like emails, Zoom calls, or new texts or notifications。 Dr。 Amishi Jha has dedicated her professional life to understanding the science of attention at every level—field testing soldiers, athletes, firefighters, judges, and executives to scientifically determine how we can harness our focus to be better at all life demands。 She’s presented her research at international meetings, ranging from the World Economic Forum and the UK Parliament to the Pentagon, the National Institutes of Health, and NATO。

We actually use 100% of our attention at every waking moment, but Dr。 Jha has discovered that unless we create room in our minds through specific and targeted daily practice, we cannot control what captures our attention。 We will continue to be vulnerable to every distraction, an experience she calls attention degradation。 Peak Mind introduces the one cognitive training technique proven to improve attention and performance: mindfulness training。 Dr。 Jha explains exactly how to implement this twelve-minute-a-day training program into daily life。 Honed and proven in her lab, this revolutionary program will help you learn to ignore distractions and take control of your attention。

Smart and accessible, interweaving science and illustrative stories from high-level people who’ve successfully used her techniques, Peak Mind debunks common assumptions and offers stunning new tools to radically improve our lives。

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Reviews

Kathy

Too much time is spent getting to the meat of the matter and too little nourishment is presented to make this read worth the time invested。 A total disappointment!My thanks to NetGalley and Harper One for allowing me access to this book which I had hoped would be helpful。 The book is scheduled for publication on 10/19/21。 All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are freely given。

Linda

I generally star my reviews and move on due to the sheer number of books I go through as a librarian。 However, this one got my attention after being contacted privately。 I received an email on Sept 21, 2021 stating “We're reaching out to you because we noticed that you recently rated Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day:。。” and they wanted to verify that I actually meant to star it and not just add it to my shelves。 Um, what?When I went to check, it turns out I I generally star my reviews and move on due to the sheer number of books I go through as a librarian。 However, this one got my attention after being contacted privately。 I received an email on Sept 21, 2021 stating “We're reaching out to you because we noticed that you recently rated Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day:。。” and they wanted to verify that I actually meant to star it and not just add it to my shelves。 Um, what?When I went to check, it turns out I had rated it。。。3 months previously in June of 2021! To make it even more odd, the title’s description field now stated “NOTE: DUE TO BOOK UNAVAILABILITY PRIOR TO OCTOBER 19, 2021 RELEASE DATE, PUBLIC REVIEWS OFFERED PRIOR TO THIS DATE ARE NOT VALID。”I’ve no idea what the author or publisher or their rep is up to but, having been at this site for over 12 years now, let me tell you, this isn’t how it works。 Any reader that receives ARC’s knows how this works and assuming we don’t is ridiculous and makes you look foolish。 I actually wasted my time to check and yes, my feedback was sent through NetGalley in May 2021。 My original rating was 2 stars。 Since it took me longer than “Investing 12 minutes a Day” to uncover their shady behavior, it’s now 1 star。 。。。more