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Driven to Distraction at Work
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Driven to Distraction at Work

by Ned Hallowell
November 2014
Beginner
256 pages
5h 38m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
Audiobook available
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flexible focus

creating the optimal state for excellence

In March 2012, Bubba Watson, a professional golfer, held a three-shot lead over the competition heading into Sunday’s final round in the Doral Open at the Blue Monster course in Doral, Florida. For a pro golfer, a three-shot lead in the final round is by no means safe, but it is solid. Bubba was an odds-on favorite to win the tournament when he teed off Sunday.

One of the longest hitters in the game and, by most accounts, its most creative inventor of shots on the spot, Watson had all the talent in the world. What he lacked was focus. At Doral, he faltered on the front nine holes and lost ...

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ISBN: 9781422186428