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Zanshin: The Art of Attention and Focus From a Samurai Archer

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Zanshin: The Art of Attention and Focus From a Samurai Archer Zanshin: Learning the Art of Attention and Focus From a Legendary Samurai Archer written by James Clear Deliberate Practice Focus In the 1920s, a German professor named Eugen Herrigel moved to Japan. He came to teach philosophy at a university a few hours northeast of Tokyo, in a city called Sendai. To deepen his understanding of Japanese culture, Herrigel began training in Kyudo, the Japanese martial art of archery. He was taught by a legendary archer named Awa Kenzo. Kenzo was convinced that beginners should master the fundamental

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