Can I Have Your Attention?: How to Think Fast, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Concentration

by Joseph Cardillo

Can I Have Your Attention? is not your traditional self-help book that offers 12 simple steps to enhance brainpower. Nor is it a book on Eastern Wisdom, spirituality, or conventional meditation. It is an eye-popping adventure that combines ancient, high-speed attention-building processes with cutting-edge attention research in psychology, neurology, and biology.

Through Joseph Cardillo's engaging personal account of the world of human attention--which synthesizes the stories of more than two dozen experts--you will uncover surprising secrets about the workings of your own mind. Did you know -- You can use your attention to perfect any daily activity--from piano playing to work- related activities to perfecting your golf swing? -- In just one-six-hundredth of a second, a random detail you glimpse in the corner of your eye can determine whether you like someone you just met, cause or avoid an accident, make you feel happy or depressed all day, and lead you to succeed or fail at anything you try? -- Specifically designed meditation techniques can be used to scan and shift brain waves, altering one's attention as effectively as electrode-packed biofeedback instruments? -- Most importantly, you can train your attention to turn such processes on or off on command?

This fresh look at ancient attention skills and new science will transform your thinking about what human attention is as well as offer a guide to incorporating its insights into your daily life. Can I Have Your Attention? even presents a redefinition of attention deficit and reveals a variety of natural, non-medical tools that can significantly amp up anyone's attention!

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Joseph Cardillo, Ph.D., is a top-selling author in the fields of health, mind-body-spirit, and psychology. An expert in Attention Training™, creative thinking, and body energy, Dr. Cardillo has taught his methods to more than 20,000 students at various colleges, universities, and institutes. He a regular contributor Psychology Today and is the author of Be Like Water, the body-energy classic. He holds a doctorate in holistic psychology and in mind-body medicine and is a research associate at Mind-Body Medical University.

Reviews

[ولاء شكري · Rating 3 out of 5]

وصف البشرية بأنها جنس مفكر هو وصف خادعاً ومضلل حيث أن المشاعر تؤخذ بعين الإعتبار مثلها مثل التفكير .

[Annabelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book. Its worth your time to read this book.
Wish I could imprint every page into my memory.Some of his stories are an eye opener. The one with a science director analysing the results of remarks made by politicians. It so happens they measure emotional reaction. WOW.I can only say it is a must read for anyone in business,creativity, or just wants to know how the brain works.This book can help change how you think!

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was interesting, but I wish Cardillo had sprinkled more practical tips and exercises throughout the book. I enjoyed thinking about the ways brain chemistry impacts attention span.

[Dan Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a programmer I find it hard to pay attention to interruptions. My mind wanders during meetings. When my wife calls me at work, I can't remember a thing she said after I hang up. This book has given me practical advice on how to focus. This advice is based on ancient wisdom taken from the martial arts and modern scientific research.

[Fayafi M · Rating 4 out of 5]

الكتاب رائع. لكن أعتقد بأن تجربتي كانت ستكون قاصرة لو لم تكن لدي معرفة مسبقة بتنمية الذات أو ما سماه المؤلف في الكتاب بالتنظيم الذاتي. باختصار الكتاب يشرح لك بالتفصيل على أي أساس تنبع أغلب تصرفاتك وتفكيرك وبذلك يمكنك الانتباه وتغييرها بالطريقة التي تخدمك.

النجمة اقتصصتها بسبب الترجمة. في بعض الأحيان كانت مبهمة لدرجة أنني قد لا أستوعب صفحة كاملة وأعيدها عدة مرات لأفهم جزئيًا ما أراد المؤلف قوله.