How long does it take to read Focus?
Focus by Daniel Goleman takes about 5 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2013. 311 pages, about 85,525 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
For more than two decades, psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman has been scouting the leading edge of the human sciences for what's new, surprising, and important. In Focus, he delves into the science of attention in all its varieties, presenting a long overdue discussion of this little-noticed and under-rated mental asset that matters enormously for how we navigate life. Goleman boils down attention research into a three parts: inner, other, and outer focus. Goleman shows why high-achievers need all three kinds of focus, as demonstrated by rich case studies from fields as diverse as competitive sports, education, the arts, and business. Those who excel rely on what Goleman calls Smart Practices such as mindfulness meditation, focused preparation and recovery, positive emotions and connections, and mental 'prosthetics' that help them improve habits, add new skills, and sustain excellence. Combining cutting-edge research with practical findings, Focus reveals what distinguishes experts from amateurs and stars from average performers.
Subjects: Thought and thinking, Self-control, Attention
