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Finding Focus
- Author
- Zelana Montminy
- Narrator
- Zelana Montminy
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 16 September 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A must-read action plan to reclaim your focus, direct your attention, and save your mind in an era of endless distraction.
"An essential read for our distracted times.” -Mark Hyman, MD, author of #1 New York Times bestseller, Young Forever
Our brains are wired for focus. We are designed for it, we crave it, and yet in our current age of overload, we often feel like our minds are bolting from one distraction to the next, with sustained focus always just out of reach.
Finding Focus is an empowering guide to reclaiming your most precious resource: your attention. Leading behavioral scientist Dr. Zelana Montminy unveils the science behind focus and distraction, revealing how our hyperconnected reality and the endless flux between digital and physical life fragments our thoughts and diminishes our well-being. Finding Focus equips you with powerful strategies to:
- Silence the noise
- Rewire your brain
- Unleash your potential
- Rediscover yourself
If we can control our attention and be present, if we choose when and how we engage, we have a greater sense of wellbeing, deeper fulfillment, and a clear purpose. Finding Focus invites you to ask the question “Where do I want to direct my focus today?” It is a call to arms for anyone yearning to break free from the grip of distraction and live a life brimming with purpose and connection.
Critics Review
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“Finding Focus is an essential read for our distracted times. Focus begins with the body—how we eat, sleep and exercise—and Dr. Montminy translates the latest research into practical steps and simple behavioral changes that will empower you to reclaim your attention.” —Mark Hyman, MD, Author of the #1 New York Times best seller, Young Forever
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“Zelana put her life's work into creating a comprehensive guide for better living, which is both engaging and enjoyable to read. Her advice covers key aspects of life, including nutrition, sleep, exercise, work, and, most importantly, maintaining focus in a world full of distractions. Her guide is practical and captivating—I read it in one sitting.”—Ayelet Fishbach, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Science, author of Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from The Science of Motivation
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“Filled with helpful applications and science-packed insights, this practical guide to improving our mental focus empowers us to create real changes in our daily lives that can improve our mental and physical health. Engaging and easy-to-understand-and-implement, the advice in Zelana Montminy’s exciting book provide key steps to enable us to take on the ever-changing challenges of our modern lives with a clear path to resilience.”
—Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., Founder of Mindsight Institute and Whole Mind Catalyst, New York Times bestselling author of Aware; Personality and Wholeness in Therapy; and IntraConnected -
"This book is brilliant. Without focus, we can't achieve our goals, or even worse, we set lower goals and achieve them but leave potential on the table. Dr. Zelana gives us the understanding and tools to focus and achieve the life of our dreams." —Ezra Frech, 2x Paralympic Gold Medalist
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Details
- Author
- Zelana Montminy
- Narrator
- Zelana Montminy
- Duration
- 7 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 September 2025
- ISBN
- 9781668647288
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Advice on careers and achieving success, Time management, Self-help, personal development and practical advice
Synopsis
A must-read action plan to reclaim your focus, direct your attention, and save your mind in an era of endless distraction."An essential read for our distracted times.” -Mark Hyman, MD, author of #1 New York Times bestseller, Young Forever Our brains are wired for focus. We are designed for it, we crave it, and yet in our current age of overload, we often feel like our minds are bolting from one distraction to the next, with sustained focus always just out of reach. Finding Focus is an empowering guide to reclaiming your most precious resource: your attention. Leading behavioral scientist Dr. Zelana Montminy unveils the science behind focus and distraction, revealing how our hyperconnected reality and the endless flux between digital and physical life fragments our thoughts and diminishes our well-being. Finding Focus equips you with powerful strategies to: Silence the noise Rewire your brain Unleash your potential Rediscover yourself If we can control our attention and be present, if we choose when and how we engage, we have a greater sense of wellbeing, deeper fulfillment, and a clear purpose. Finding Focus invites you to ask the question “Where do I want to direct my focus today?” It is a call to arms for anyone yearning to break free from the grip of distraction and live a life brimming with purpose and connection.
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