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Books to Improve Concentration
These focus and concentration manuals go straight to practice. They give you daily exercises to steady your mind, strengthen your willpower and stay on one task.
A classic 1918 course in mental focus, with daily exercises to train your attention, control wandering thoughts and build lasting willpower. Short lessons you can start practicing today.
Leo Babauta shows you how to unplug from constant notifications and reclaim your attention in a digital world. Simple habits to single-task, slow down and focus on what matters.
A compact 1920 guide that treats concentration as a skill anyone can build. Larson explains how to direct your mental energy to one task at a time and keep it there.
A full training course for your willpower, with exercises to sharpen attention, steady your mind and finish what you start. A self-discipline classic that sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
A step-by-step course in mental control, with graded exercises to quiet your thoughts and hold your attention on a single point. Ideal if you want a structured daily practice.
These books explain the psychology of attention, from classic cognitive psychology to modern research on the brain. You will also find a school guide on attention problems, useful if you are reading about ADHD.
The founding book on how attention works. Ribot separates spontaneous from voluntary attention and explains why focusing on purpose takes effort, in a short and readable classic.
A complete survey of early experimental research on attention: its fluctuations, its limits, its link to memory and fatigue, and its role in everyday perception. A key reference for students of cognitive psychology.
Titchener lectures on how attention shapes what we notice and feel, with the laboratory evidence of his time. A cornerstone text in the history of experimental psychology.
What brain damage reveals about attention and awareness. Bartolomeo uses neuropsychology cases to show that attention comes in several forms, each with its own brain networks.
A practical packet for teachers and school staff on attention problems in the classroom. It covers warning signs, intervention strategies and where to find more support.
In meditation, concentration is trained as a skill, one point at a time. These guides cover yoga's dharana and the Buddhist jhanas as practical attention training.
A clear map of the jhanas, the deep states of meditative concentration in Buddhism. Gunaratana explains how to prepare, overcome the hindrances and move through each level of absorption.
A thorough manual of calm and concentration meditation, from the forty classic meditation subjects to the kasina exercises and the stages of absorption. Revised edition with a modern layout.
Sivananda explains how the mind works and how to tame it, with practical chapters on concentration, one-pointedness and controlling wandering thoughts. A yoga classic on mental discipline.
Friendly class talks on Patanjali's path of concentration, from steadying the mind to dharana and the grades of inner focus. A gentle entry point to yoga's science of attention.
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