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. The Organized Mind shows how to navigate the churning flood of information in the 21st century with the same neuroscientific perspective. But somehow some people become quite accomplished at managing information flow. From Mozart to the Beatles, neuroscientist, psychologist and internationally-bestselling author Daniel Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences. This Is Your Brain on Music showed how to better play and appreciate music through an understanding of how the brain works. With lively, entertaining chapters on everything from the kitchen junk drawer to health care to executive office workflow, Levitin reveals how new research into the cognitive neuroscience of attention and memory can be applied to the challenges of our daily lives. Levitin, PhD, uses the latest brain science to demonstrate how those people excel - and how listeners can use their methods to regain a sense of mastery over the way they organize their homes, workplaces, and time. 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.īut somehow some people become quite accomplished at managing information flow. Levitin, Ph.D., uses the latest brain science to demonstrate how those people excel-and how readers can use these methods to regain a sense of mastery over the way they organize their homes, workplaces, and lives. At the same time, we're expected to make more - and faster - decisions about our lives than ever before.

The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. Levitin shifts his keen insights from your brain on music to your brain in a sea of details. New York Times best-selling author and neuroscientist Daniel J.

The Organized Mind by Daniel J. Levitin