The Organized Mind

Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

By: Daniel J. Levitin

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin shifts his keen insights from your brain on music to your brain in a sea of details.

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.

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. This Is Your Brain on Music showed how to better play and appreciate music through an understanding of how the brain works. The Organized Mind shows how to navigate the churning flood of information in the twenty-first century with the same neuroscientific perspective.

Best read in a long time

The organized mind is what you are looking for. I would highly highly recommend this book to anyone.

Sounds like text to speech

The author’s voice sounds exactly like text to speech, robotic intonations and all. It’s uncomfortable to listen to.

Productive Thinker

Okay, I really liked this book. I do feel a little weird because I do many of things he illustrates for helping people be productive and organized. Loved the readability, the examples, and the tips. The chapter on information literacy was mostly accurate though I did cringe bit on his view of Wikipedia. Also, he definitely didn't have good things to say about alternative medicine. Highly recommend the book.

One of the best books i've listened/read.

This book is only amazing! It cater to a very broad audience and is able to give you insights and valuable information regardless of your background/interests. I listened to several best seller in mgmt, business, entrepreneurship and fiction and this one is on top of the list.

less should be more

If the statement of the book is Organization as a mindset and a tool for productivity I found this book overwhelming lacking of order and structure. The book has good core concepts but many unnecessary stuff that just confuse.