Rapt Attention and the Focused Life

Name: Rapt Attention and the Focused Life
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ISBN: 9780143116905

ISBN-10: 0143116908

ISBN-13: 9780143116905

Edition: 2010

Authors: Winifred Gallagher

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Acclaimed behavioral science writer Gallagher makes the radical argument that the quality of a life largely depends on what and how one chooses to pay attention. "Rapt" yields fresh insights into the nature of reality and what it means to be fully alive.

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/30/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.39" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Introduction Choosing the Focused Life



Pay Attention: Your Life Depends on It



Inside Out: Feelings Frame Focus



Outside In: What You See Is What You Get



Nature: Born to Focus



Nurture: This Is Your Brain on Attention



Relationships: Attending to Different Worlds



Productivity: Work Zone



Decisions: Focusing Illusions



Creativity: An Eye for Detail



Focus Interruptus



Disordered Attention



Motivation: Eyes on the Prize



Health: Energy Goes Where Attention Flows



Meaning: Attending to What Matters Most


Afterword


Acknowledgments


Notes and Suggested Readings


Index