More learning, less doing, faster. When it comes to learning, the mind governs everything. Everyone tells students of all ages, "You need to concentrate!" Rarely are students told how, exactly. Now, Michael Chellman, an award-winning teacher who has inspired young people from middle through high school, provides the proven methods students are desperate to hear. A battle rages in your mind between the Gray Mind and the Green Mind. The Gray Mind is like fog, clouding your brain with distractions that cause you to doubt, criticize, and judge yourself. Working "Gray" is treading water in a shallow intellectual pond of disconnected facts, wasted time, and "fake studying." The Gray Mind is about "doing" the work. The Green Mind is about growth, action, and hope. Green represents all that you can be, especially that part of you that can respond to any distraction with a plan. Action cures distraction. The Green Mind is like sunlight, clearing the Gray fog. Green says, "I control my success by working smarter and working differently, not by working harder. Finally, a book that helps students develop intense focus through 19 proven methods culled from dozens and dozens of options. They will become your distraction shield. Here, at last, is specific guidance that goes beyond empty advice to "work harder" and "have grit." The Green Mind student asserts, "Focused is what I choose to become. I can get better at getting better." More learning, less doing. Faster.