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Summary: Bridging the Gap Between East and West!
Review: Before you fall asleep tonight, please say over and over to yourself silently "I'm good at ConZentration", "I'm good at ConZentration"...For 5 minutes. Every night. This is the crux of Horn's program. But in order to do it right, you will simply have to buy the book. Although psychonalysts from Eric Fromm to Fritz Pearls have mentioned "concentration" as a way to health and success, the subject has been more or less avoided it seems. This book will read in a way that seems "trite". She seems to quote everybody from Ronald Reagan to Donald Duck! And there does seem to be a lot of Charles Atlas "hype". But don't put it down yet. Sogyal Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist master, recommends meditating a few minutes and then integrating that period into your life. As does Tarthang Tulku who created the first Tibetan monestary outside of Tibet. In fact, he states that concentration is most beneficial when it is being applied in everyday life! Horn helps you to do so. The 5 minutes is just the beginning. PRACTICE. But the 5 minutes will be necessary to put you in tune with what you are going to do the next day. Don't think of it as a "gimmick". It's not. If Horn just left it at 5 minutes a night, I would be giving this review only one star. As a "gimmick" book. But Horn doesn't do this. She applies what she calls ConZentration to daily activities and situations that can be highly beneficial. It is very nice to see how Eastern Religion is meeting the West. Give it a try. I'll do it right now. As I finish this review, I am gathering my thoughts and focusing on my writing. I also did it in a tunnel while walking. Give it a try if you find the Eastern Path a little "yucky". Did I say that? Good luck.
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Summary: Positive approach to life - Sam Horn does it again!
Review: ConZentrate is the most complete resource of information I've seen yet about the important topic of concentration. Whether you want to know how to keep your mind on what you're doing in a busy office with many distractions, or how to stay focused when you're playing a sport, and how to evaluate what's valuable in your life and what deserves your attention, this is the book to turn to. Thanks, Sam - another book I'll keep handy and refer to colleagues and friends!
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Summary: Positive approach to life - Sam Horn does it again!
Review: From the cover, almost, you can tell there's a very strong influence of Stephen Covey (7 Habits, First Things First) in this book by Sam Horn. Being a follower of Covey's work this called my attention, but I have to admit the book did not live up to my original expectations. It simply starts to go around giving SO MANY pieces of advice that you end up not quite knowing which one(s) to being following. The idea is good, and the principles of ConZentration are very good, but the book as a whole could have been put together in a much focused way, ironically!
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Summary: Be Here Now 2000
Review: Many gems in this book. Most immediate and powerful for me was the five-more rule which urges me to do five of anything past my usual point of giving up. Keep hanging in a little longer. I use this idea daily in exercise routines and it works beautifully to move me just past the comfort/collapse zone. I'm also starting to use it more consciously in work before I let things frustrate me. It keeps me more open to options and to finding solutions. The book is full of this kind of practical, everyday advice written in a conversational and memorable style.
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Summary: Gain increased clarity and focus
Review: Recently I read the book Conzentrate and had to tell you how wonderful it is! As an entrepreneur, business consultant, trainer, writer, and Mom, I am often-times pulled in a thousand different directions simultaneously. Conzentrate gave me a framework to focus and get the most out of each situation and relationship. It is packed with practical techniques for increased effectiveness. I'm looking forward to juggling many projects with greater clarity. You can too!
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Summary: Gain increased clarity and focus
Review: Recently I read the book Conzentrate and had to tell you how wonderful it is! As an entrepreneur, business consultant, trainer, writer, and Mom, I am often-times pulled in a thousand different directions simultaneously. Conzentrate gave me a framework to focus and get the most out of each situation and relationship. It is packed with practical techniques for increased effectiveness. I'm looking forward to juggling many projects with greater clarity. You can too!
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Summary: ConZentrate
Review: This is a wonderful book for anyone who has read about Zen, or is up on the theories of paying positive attention to NOW. It provides the practical advice on how to pay attention, even in the middle of a modern western life. It's done wonders for my peace of mind (2 small children can divide anyone's attention). There's not a lot of discussion of theory, or why Zen and attention are good or important, simply a lot of ways to achieve them. Highly recommended.
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Summary: No real meat hhere! Typical Self-help shallow material
Review: This is just another typical self-help book with no real
substance. The title is clever but the book is not. The author does not have a Ph.D or at least
she doesn't mention her eduactional background.
But this book is really for the uneducated masses to consume. Stephen Covey, author of The 7 hoabit of highly effetive people
recomends this "remakrable book. But too bad Coveny's books are
pure junk also. Most educated people should find this book simplistic and
almost useless. I increaased my concentration by:
1) Doing aerobic exercise for 45 minutes a day.
2) Giving up caffein and sugar.
3) Sleeping 8+ hours a day
3) Just concentrating 3 minutes more at a time.
4) Setting small sub-goals.
i.e. Just read the next 10 pages of a book instead of
reading the whole book etc.
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Summary: Love books with practical and simple suggestions!
Review: Why don't schools teach us how to concentrate? We learn calculus, history, and grammar but we don't learn how to focus and maintain attention. That's the premise of this must-read book -- which I think should be required reading at the high school and college level and ought to be given to every employee who needs to get work done in a busy office.
Not only does it provide practical tips on how to keep our train of thought when we're multi-tasking; it also addresses how to set up the peak performance state of flow (what the author calls ConZonetration), how to remember names, how to teach our children to pay attention, and how people with ADD can "focus pocus" and concentrate on command. I can see why Dr. Richard Carlson (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff) and Dr. Stephen Covey (7 Habits of Highly Effective People) gave this book cover endorsements. It's the best resource on this topic I have ever seen.
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