Train Your Attention: Daniel Goleman's 'Focus' Explained

In this episode Mary Turos reviews Daniel Goleman's book "Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence," explaining the book's "triple focus" model — inner, other, and systems awareness — and how attention underlies performance, empathy, and systems thinking. Mary summarizes attention mechanics (top-down vs bottom-up), critiques like limits of the marshmallow study and modest mindfulness effects, and offers practical, evidence-based strategies: reduce distractions, batch tasks, use implementation intentions, brief mindfulness, empathy practice, routine debriefs, sleep, exercise, and nature breaks. The episode emphasizes that focus is a trainable skill shaped by environment and habits.