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The organized mind : thinking straight in the age of information overload  Cover Image Book Book

The organized mind : thinking straight in the age of information overload / Daniel J. Levitin.

Levitin, Daniel J., (author.).

Summary:

Daniel J. Levitin, Ph.D., uses the latest brain science to demonstrate how people with "organized" minds excel--and how readers can use their methods to regain a sense of mastery over the way they organize their homes, workplaces, and lives.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525954187
  • ISBN: 052595418X
  • Physical Description: xxvi, 496 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Dutton, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: Information and conscientious organization -- Pt. 1: Too much information, too many decisions : the inside history of cognitive overload ; The first things to get straight : how attention and memory work -- Pt. 2: Organizing our homes : where things can start to get better ; Organizing our social world : how humans connect now ; Organizing our time : what is the mystery? ; Organizing information for the hardest decisions : when life is on the line ; Organizing the business world : how we create value -- Pt. 3: What to teach our children : the future of the organized mind ; Everything else : the power of the junk drawer -- Appendix: Constructing your own fourfold tables.
Subject: Distraction (Psychology)
Attention.
Time management.
Orderliness.

Available copies

  • 7 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 8 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 153.42 LEVITIN 2014 (Text) 0001002013314 Nonfiction Available -


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