TY - BOOK AU - Levitin,Daniel J. TI - The organized mind: thinking straight in the age of information overload SN - 9780525954187 (hardcover) AV - BF 323 .D5 L49 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Dutton KW - Information overload KW - Distraction (Psychology) KW - Attention KW - Time management KW - Tidiness N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we're expected to make more -- and faster -- decisions about our lives than ever before. No wonder, then, that the average American reports frequently losing car keys or reading glasses, missing appointments, and feeling worn out by the effort required just to keep up. But somehow some people become quite accomplished at managing information flow. In The Organized Mind, Daniel J. Levitin, PhD, uses the latest brain science to demonstrate how those people excel -- and how readers can use their methods to regain a sense of mastery over the way they organize their homes, workplaces, and time ER -