Some great, easy to follow tips about how to increase your focus and your productivity. Lots of good ideas.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Just as I was thinking about sitting down to review this book, my phone rang.  Five minutes later it rang again and then again.  So, as you can see, I needed to focus again before returning to this review.  5 Minute Focus offers ways to do just that.  The book describes a number of situations and offers advice for how to mange them in a mindful manner.  A few examples with catchy titles include Case of the Mondays, Savor  Every Bite, Avoid the Afternoon Crash, Anxious Much? and A Remedy for Overwhelm.  For each there is something for the realer to try.  The suggestions are practical and designed to be accomplished within five minutes. For example, Sleep for Focus, suggests doing a body scan, something that mindfulness practitioners may already be aware of.


This book is worth a look. Keep it handy and perhaps it will help a bit when you are struggling.


Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.

I like the concept of this book and the content. What I donn't like is the presentation. This could be due to formatting of the advanced copy I received for my Kindle. If that changes before publication, this will be a much better book.

These are exercises designed to help you calm down, focus, and bye mindful in just a few minutes. There are exercises for just about any scenario: a long car drive, a boring meeting, for when you're feeling overstimulated, or exhausted, or emotional. There are 75 exercise in total. The writing is straightforward and positive, the exercise are easy to understand. But they don't seem to be in any particular order, and I had to go way back to the table of contents to find a specific one. This might be easier with a physical copy, but felt lucky and disorganized in ebook form.

I would recommend this book for people who are looking for easy ways to fit more mindfulness into their days. And especially for those who are intimidated by the concepts of meditation and mindfulness. This little book is a great tool for making these ideas more accessible to beginners.

I received this ARC from Netgalley for an honest review. Everyone has five minutes to spare each day. If you need a break, are preparing for a difficult discussion, or getting ready for a long car ride this book will help you prepare for those situations in just five minutes.

The exercises highlighted in this book were some that I had heard of before. However, there were plenty that I hadn't heard of before and the author did a great job of explaining exactly how to do them.