Jamie Smart is a British author and speaker.[1][2] He is most known for writing CLARITY: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results, a book about achieving mental clarity. In 2015, he published his second book, titled Little Book of Clarity: A Quick Guide to Focus and Declutter Your Mind.
Jamie Smart | |
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| Occupation(s) | Author, speaker |
| Notable work | CLARITY: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results) |
| Website | jamiesmart |
Career edit
Smart grew up in an alcoholic household and started drinking by the age of 12. In his early 30s he decided to stop drinking, but found himself left with a thinking problem leading to stress and depression. He became curious about how the mind works, started exploring positive psychology and created a company called Salad in 2003 creating education programs. He sold the business in 2012.[3]
Bibliography edit
CLARITY: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results edit
In 2013, Smart wrote his first book CLARITY: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results. The book discusses the use of implication-based learning for achieving mental clarity.[4] Smart suggests that mind has its own "self-clearing" capacity.[5] In the book, he writes about the misperception that circumstances are responsible for feelings. He refers to “clarity of understanding” as the recognition that feelings are always and only caused by moment to moment thinking.[6]
In May 2013, after Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge scored a hat trick against Fulham, in his post-match interview, he walked in holding a copy of Clarity.[7][8] Financial Times wrote about the book that, "Unlike some self-help books Clarity feels like a gentle pep talk rather than a military boot camp. It guides you along the way rather than asking you to set out specific goals within strict time frames. Worth a read."[4] The PA Life magazine gave the book a positive review saying, "broken down into clear chapters that take you on a pathway to clarity and guide you in making changes as you move forward."[9]
Little Book of Clarity edit
Smart released his second book, titled Little Book of Clarity: A Quick Guide to Focus and Declutter Your Mind in March 2015. The book featured tips to clear the mind and get things done.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Put the kettle on and revive Britain with a nice cup of tea". The Times. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "How Information Overload Can Leave Us Stressed and Exhausted". The Daily Telegraph. March 27, 2013.
- ^ "INTERVIEW WITH BEST-SELLING AUTHOR JAMIE SMART". The Business of Everything Magazine. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Book review: Clarity by Jamie Smart". Financial Times. 2011.
- ^ "Book review: Clarity". Third Sector. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Hardwiring happiness into the brain". Washington Times. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Liverpool FC's Daniel Sturridge's success down to clear mind and Jamie Smart's book Clarity". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Daniel Sturridge's emergence at Liverpool makes him crucial to England's World Cup hopes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Clarity". PA Life. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "الكتاب الصغير حول الوضوح: دليل سريع للتركيز وإنهاء الفوضى في دماغك The Little Book of Clarity: A Quick Guide to Focus and Declutter Your Mind". Arabic Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.