
The Power of Concentration
Author: Theron Q. Dumont
Narrator: Christopher Tod Wright
Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: AudioCraft Publishing, Inc.
Published: 01/03/2022
Categories: Nonfiction, Self-help

Author: Theron Q. Dumont
Narrator: Christopher Tod Wright
Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: AudioCraft Publishing, Inc.
Published: 01/03/2022
Categories: Nonfiction, Self-help
Theron Q. Dumont was one of the pen names of William Walker Atkinson, along with Yogi Ramacharaka. Atkinson (December 5, 1862–November 22, 1932) was an attorney, merchant, publisher, and author, as well as an occultist and an American pioneer of the New Thought movement. He is the author of an estimated one hundred books, all written in the last thirty years of his life. He was also mentioned in past editions of Who’s Who in America, Religious Leaders of America, and several similar publications. His works have remained in print more or less continuously since 1900.
It starts nice and well constructed, although racist and sexist, obviously. But then halfway through author starts blabbering about cosmic rays and arguing the infinite wisdom of God. That's pretty much where it goes to shit :) Interesting read to see how the self-help was done back in the day, but......more
There are some excellent exercises presented in this book which can help anyone fine-tune levels of concentration and focus. My favorite was the one to choose an object in the room and to study every detail about it for 10 minutes, all the while never allowing the mind to wander from the study. Amon......more
I really enjoyed this audio book. Looking forward to finishing the book book to take some notes and to underline those super cool quotes I heard. I recognize that it was written during a time where the power of women may have been shunned and people were much more conservative. But I'm excited about......more
I’m known for my ability to do a hundred things at the same time & pushing boundaries. But doing that has required so much growth & discipline of me. And even though I have achieved my goals this far exactly as planned - one shouldn’t really experiment with one’s health & well-being. This book came to......more