Acclaimed neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin tells us how to organize our lives and cope with the demands of the modern age
Demonstrates how easily we are bamboozled by statistical tricks, making his points with pithy stories. This book helps you to learn how we got here and why smart organization improves our memories and attention - and makes us more imaginative and clear-sighted.
Acclaimed neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin tells us how to organize our lives and cope with the demands of the modern age
Demonstrates how easily we are bamboozled by statistical tricks, making his points with pithy stories. This book helps you to learn how we got here and why smart organization improves our memories and attention - and makes us more imaginative and clear-sighted.
Acclaimed neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin tells us how to organize our lives and cope with the demands of the modern ageModern society is in a state of information overload. Neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin investigates how and why our brains are struggling to keep up with the demands of the digital age.Why is email so addictive? Is multitasking really possible? And what do successful people keep in their junk drawer? The Organized Mind debunks myth and presents one simple idea - storing information in the physical world instead of the mind - to revolutionize twenty-first century living.In a world where information is power, The Organized Mind holds the key to harnessing that information and making it work for you.
“Dan Levitin has more insights per page than any other neuroscientist I know. The Organized Mind is smart, important, and as always, exquisitely written.”
Thought-provoking and practical... Good advice based on sound neuroscientific principles Sunday Times
Sensible, practical advice ... a comprehensive account of the way we think about organizing everything from our possessions to our friends
Financial TimesDaniel J. Levitin, PhD, is a neuroscientist, cognitive psychologist, and bestselling author. He trained at Stanford University Medical School, The University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Oregon. He is founding dean of Arts and Humanities at the Minerva Schools at KGI in San Francisco and Professor Emeritus of psychology and neuroscience at McGill University. He is the author of This Is Your Brain on Music, The World in Six Songs, The Organized Mind, and A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics. He divides his time between Montreal and California.
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