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Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

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Even the smartest mind can't beat the organized mind . . .In the digital age we are overwhelmed by information. Unable to make sense of it all, our creativity plummets, decision making suffers and we grow absent-minded. The twenty-first century sees us drowning under emails, forever juggling six tasks at once and trying to make complex decisions ever more quickly. This is information overload.In The Organized Mind, we learn how we got here and why smart organization improves our memories and attention - and makes us more imaginative and clear-sighted. Using a combination of academic research and examples from daily life, neuroscientist and bestselling author Daniel Levitin explains how to take back control of your life.You'll discover that:- Your brain has a daily processing limit - why waste it on cat photos?- Pressing Send or clicking Like gives a dopamine hit - it's addictive- Daydreaming is your brain at its most productive - Multitasking is a bad way to do nearly everythingThis book will take you through every aspect of modern life, from healthcare to online dating to raising kids, showing that the secret to success is always organization. Levitin's ideas are surprising, powerful and will change the way you see the world.By following the advice in The Organized Mind, you'll function better, go further and find more time to do the things you actually want to do.
Recenzja
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 Times
[An]
impressively wide-ranging and thoughtful work
...
The Organized Mind
is an organized book, but it also rewards dipping in at any point, for there are
fascinating
facts and examples throughout
Wall Street Journal
Dan Levitin has
more insights per page than any other neuroscientist
I know.
The Organized Mind
is
smart, important, and as always, exquisitely written
Daniel Gilbert, author of 'Stumbling on Happiness'
Deservedly a bestseller
... Levitin demonstrates how easily we are bamboozled by statistical tricks in medicine, finance and safety, making his points with pithy stories
Independent
From how not to lose your keys to how to decide when the risks of surgery are worth it, Levitin focuses on
smart ways to process the constant flow of information the brain must deal with
Washington Post
A deep perspective on the ways the human mind works
Stanley Prusiner, M.D. Nobel Laureate, director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of California, San Francisco
Levitin is about as
knowledgeable
a guide to neuroscience as one might hope for
New York Times Book Review
Dan Levitin has more insights per page than any other neuroscientist I know.
The Organized Mind
is smart, important, and as always, exquisitely written. -- Daniel Gilbert, author of 'Stumbling on Happiness'
The Organized Mind
is the perfect antidote to the effects of information overload. Loved it. -- Scott Turow, New York Times bestselling author of 'Identical' and 'Innocent'Already deservedly a bestseller...
The Organized Mind
is from the school of Daniel Kahneman but it earns its keep. Levitin demonstrates how easily we are bamboozled by statistical tricks in medicine, finance and safety, making his points with pithy stories.
Independent
Opis z obwoluty
Even the smartest mind can't beat the organized mind . . .In the digital age we are overwhelmed by information. Unable to make sense of it all, our creativity plummets, decision making suffers and we grow absent-minded. The twenty-first century sees us drowning under emails, forever juggling six tasks at once and trying to make complex decisions ever more quickly. This is information overload.In The Organized Mind, we learn how we got here and why smart organization improves our memories and attention - and makes us more imaginative and clear-sighted. Using a combination of academic research and examples from daily life, neuroscientist and bestselling author Daniel Levitin explains how to take back control of your life.You'll discover that:- Your brain has a daily processing limit - why waste it on cat photos?- Pressing Send or clicking Like gives a dopamine hit - it's addictive- Daydreaming is your brain at its most productive - Multitasking is a bad way to do nearly everythingThis book will take you through every aspect of modern life, from healthcare to online dating to raising kids, showing that the secret to success is always organization. Levitin's ideas are surprising, powerful and will change the way you see the world.By following the advice in The Organized Mind, you'll function better, go further and find more time to do the things you actually want to do.
Opis z tylnej okładki książki
Even the smartest mind can't beat the organized mind . . .In the digital age we are overwhelmed by information. Unable to make sense of it all, our creativity plummets, decision making suffers and we grow absent-minded. The twenty-first century sees us drowning under emails, forever juggling six tasks at once and trying to make complex decisions ever more quickly. This is information overload.In The Organized Mind, we learn how we got here and why smart organization improves our memories and attention - and makes us more imaginative and clear-sighted. Using a combination of academic research and examples from daily life, neuroscientist and bestselling author Daniel Levitin explains how to take back control of your life.You'll discover that:- Your brain has a daily processing limit - why waste it on cat photos?- Pressing Send or clicking Like gives a dopamine hit - it's addictive- Daydreaming is your brain at its most productive - Multitasking is a bad way to do nearly everythingThis book will take you through every aspect of modern life, from healthcare to online dating to raising kids, showing that the secret to success is always organization. Levitin's ideas are surprising, powerful and will change the way you see the world.By following the advice in The Organized Mind, you'll function better, go further and find more time to do the things you actually want to do.
O autorze
Daniel 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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