The focussed life

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28 September 2009While receiving treatment for cancer, US author Winifred Gallagher noticed how much better she felt if she focussed on her family's immediate needs, rather than her painful therapy. When she recovered, she began studying the neuroscience and psychology of attention. Her book, "Rapt: Attention and the Focussed Life" argues that if your life is the sum of what you focus on, the subjects of your focus can have a profound effect on your life. And in this age of distractions, her thesis seems especially important.

Winifred Gallagher has written several books on psychology, including "House Thinking", "Just the Way You Are", "Working on God" and "Spiritual Genius." Her work has appeared in publications including "The New York Times", "Rolling Stone" and "Atlantic Monthly".

 

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