TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- PART I About Concentration -- DEFINITIONS-"WHAT IS CONCENTRATION?" -- DEFINITION #1 -- DEFINITION #2 -- DEFINITION #3 -- DEFINITION #4 -- DEFINITION #5 -- CHAPTER 1: "WHY CAN'T I CONCENTRATE?" -- EXERCISE: BLOCKS TO CONCENTRATION -- ELEVEN BLOCKS TO CONCENTRATION -- CHAPTER 2: "HOW CAN I LEARN THE SKILL OF CONCENTRATION?" -- EXERCISE -- EXERCISE: LEARNING THE SKILL OF CONCENTRATION -- EXERCISE: SKILL ACQUISITION -- THE THREE "A's" OF SKILL ACQUISITION -- 1. Awkward -- 2. Applied -- 3. Automatic -- PART II Barriers To Concentration -- CHAPTER 3: "WHAT IF I DON'T FEEL LIKE CONCENTRATING?" -- BENEFITS OF CONCENTRATION -- SEVEN TIPS FOR MOTIVATING YOURSELF TO CONCENTRATE ON UNINTERESTING TASKS -- MOTIVATING A GROUP TO CONCENTRATE ON UNINTERESTING TASKS -- CHAPTER 4: "HOW CAN I CONCENTRATE DESPITE DISTRACTIONS?" -- THINGS YOU CAN DO TO CONCENTRATE BETTER -- PICK THE MOST IMPORTANT TASKS -- EXERCISE: THINGS YOU CAN DO TO CONCENTRATE BETTER -- PART III What Concentration Can Do For Me -- CHAPTER 5: "HOW CAN I USE CONCENTRATION TO BE MORE CONFIDENT?" -- WHY VISUALIZATION WORKS -- MAKING VISUALIZATION A POSITIVE FORM OF CONCENTRATION -- CASE #1-KIM -- CASE #2-MARTHA -- YOU TRY IT! -- CHAPTER 6: "HOW CONCENTRATION WILL IMPROVE MY LISTENING, MEMORY, AND STUDYING SKILLS" -- USING CONCENTRATION TO IMPROVE STUDY SKILLS -- USING CONCENTRATION TO IMPROVE MEMORY SKILLS -- USING CONCENTRATION TO BECOME A BETTER LISTENER -- LISTEN -- L=LOOK AND LEAN L -- I=IGNORE DISTRACTIONS -- S=SUSPEND JUDGEMENT -- T=TELL THEM WHAT YOU HEARD -- E=EXPERIENCE THEIR SIDE -- N=NO INTERRUPTING -- EXERCISE: LISTENING -- IMPROVING YOUR MEMORY THROUGH CONCENTRATION -- C=COMMIT -- C=CONCENTRATE -- A=ATTENTION -- R=REPETITION -- S=SYSTEMS -- IMPROVING STUDY SKILLS THROUGH CONCENTRATION -- TEACHING OTHERS TO CONCENTRATE -- A=AWARENESS -- H=HONOR.

A=ACCOUNTABLE -- PART IV No More Excuses -- CHAPTER 7: "WHAT IF I'M TOO TIRED TO CONCENTRATE?" -- EXERCISE: CONCENTRATION -- INSTRUCTIONS -- NEXT STEPS -- ENERGY EXERCISE -- CHAPTER 8: "WHAT IF I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO CONCENTRATE?" -- FAILURE IS THE PATH OF LEAST PERSISTENCE -- SUMMARY -- ACTION PLAN.