The Power of Concentration (Complete Edition)

A Practical Guide to Mental Discipline, Willpower, Habit, Memory, and Deliberate AttentionBy William Walker Atkinson
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In *The Power of Concentration (Complete Edition)*, William Walker Atkinson presents concentration as the central discipline through which thought, will, character, and practical achievement may be deliberately shaped. Combining psychological instruction, New Thought metaphysics, moral exhortation, and carefully sequenced exercises, the book addresses attention, mental imagery, self-command, persistence, and the elimination of distraction. Its prose is direct, aphoristic, and methodical, frequently addressing the reader in an encouraging imperative voice. Literary rather than scientific in its evidentiary standards, the work belongs to the early twentieth-century self-culture tradition, where spiritual philosophy and popular psychology converged in the promise of individual transformation. Atkinson (1862–1932) was a prolific American writer, lawyer, businessman, and influential figure in the New Thought movement. Writing under his own name and several pseudonyms, he helped popularize a synthesis of mesmerism, mental healing, Eastern-inflected philosophy, and practical success literature. His interest in concentration reflects the period's broader fascination with the power of mind, personal agency, and disciplined self-improvement, while also revealing the era's characteristic tendency to translate spiritual principles into techniques for everyday life. Readers interested in the history of self-help, New Thought, or modern ideas of productivity will find this volume especially rewarding. Its exercises invite practical experimentation, while its idealistic claims encourage critical reflection on the relationship between attention and achievement. The book is best approached both as a historical document and as a sustained manual of mental discipline.

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Length4 hrs 21 mins
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Publish dateJun 2, 2015
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON Ultimate Collection – 58 Books in One Volume
2The Power of Concentration (Complete Edition)
3INTRODUCTORY
4LESSON I. CONCENTRATION FINDS THE WAY
5LESSON II. THE SELF-MASTERY: SELF-DIRECTION POWER OF CONCENTRATION
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6LESSON III. HOW TO GAIN WHAT YOU WANT THROUGH CONCENTRATION
7LESSON IV. CONCENTRATION, THE SILENT FORCE THAT PRODUCES RESULTS IN ALL BUSINESS
8LESSON V. HOW CONCENTRATED THOUGHT LINKS ALL HUMANITY TOGETHER
9LESSON VI. THE TRAINING OF THE WILL TO DO
10LESSON VII. THE CONCENTRATED MENTAL DEMAND
11LESSON VIII. CONCENTRATION GIVES MENTAL POISE
12LESSON IX. CONCENTRATION CAN OVERCOME BAD HABITS
13LESSON X. BUSINESS RESULTS THROUGH CONCENTRATION
14LESSON XI. CONCENTRATE ON COURAGE
15LESSON XII. CONCENTRATE ON WEALTH
16LESSON XIII. YOU CAN CONCENTRATE, BUT WILL YOU?
17LESSON XIV. THE ART OF CONCENTRATING BY MEANS OF PRACTICAL EXERCISES
18LESSON XV. CONCENTRATE SO YOU WILL NOT FORGET
19LESSON XVI. HOW CONCENTRATION CAN FULFILL YOUR DESIRE
20LESSON XVII. IDEALS DEVELOPED BY CONCENTRATION
21LESSON XVIII. MENTAL CONTROL THROUGH CREATION
22LESSON XIX. A CONCENTRATED WILL DEVELOPMENT
23LESSON XX. CONCENTRATION REVIEWED
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