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E005 - The Concentration Paradox: Why Your Mind Sabotages What You Want Most with Kam Knight
The average person thinks they can't focus because of their phone, their coworkers, their environment. But remove all that and something interesting happens: the mental chatter often gets louder. The daydreams intensify. The internal resistance kicks in. Suddenly it's clear—the biggest source of distraction has been within you all along.
In this episode, I talk with Kam Knight, author of the book "Concentration" and someone who spent nearly two years writing what might be the most tactical guide to focus I've read. Kam is a coach, international speaker, and bestselling author of over a dozen books on mental, emotional, and physical performance. He's known for bringing fresh solutions that are a rare departure from traditional ideas, and his books have helped over 500,000 people.
Here's what makes Kam's approach different: While everyone else is talking about blocking notifications and removing external distractions, Kam zeros in on what's happening inside us. The racing thoughts, the emotional cycles, the mental movies playing in our heads—all that internal activity that competes with the outside world for our attention. And he's identified something he calls "resistance"—a part of our brain literally designed to hold us back from the very things we want to do.
Kam and I dig into why you can want something desperately but feel physically unable to start it, why consistency matters more than intensity when building focus, and why taking breaks isn't lazy—it's essential for sustained concentration.
For anyone who's blocked out all distractions only to find their mind still won't cooperate, or who keeps falling into the same patterns despite knowing better, this conversation reveals what might actually be going on—and what to do about it.
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Concentration book
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By Tyler SookochoffThe average person thinks they can't focus because of their phone, their coworkers, their environment. But remove all that and something interesting happens: the mental chatter often gets louder. The daydreams intensify. The internal resistance kicks in. Suddenly it's clear—the biggest source of distraction has been within you all along.
In this episode, I talk with Kam Knight, author of the book "Concentration" and someone who spent nearly two years writing what might be the most tactical guide to focus I've read. Kam is a coach, international speaker, and bestselling author of over a dozen books on mental, emotional, and physical performance. He's known for bringing fresh solutions that are a rare departure from traditional ideas, and his books have helped over 500,000 people.
Here's what makes Kam's approach different: While everyone else is talking about blocking notifications and removing external distractions, Kam zeros in on what's happening inside us. The racing thoughts, the emotional cycles, the mental movies playing in our heads—all that internal activity that competes with the outside world for our attention. And he's identified something he calls "resistance"—a part of our brain literally designed to hold us back from the very things we want to do.
Kam and I dig into why you can want something desperately but feel physically unable to start it, why consistency matters more than intensity when building focus, and why taking breaks isn't lazy—it's essential for sustained concentration.
For anyone who's blocked out all distractions only to find their mind still won't cooperate, or who keeps falling into the same patterns despite knowing better, this conversation reveals what might actually be going on—and what to do about it.
*** LINKS ***
https://kamknight.com
https://instagram.com/ikamknight
https://facebook.com/ikamknight
https://youtube.com/@ikamknight
https://linkedin.com/in/ikamknight/
https://tiktok.com/@ikamknight
Concentration book
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit attentioneering.substack.com