Memory Attention

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back. “The book the world needs in order to win the war on distraction...

Ever catch yourself doing something and thinking, Why did I just do that? The Psychology of Everyday Life uncovers the hidden rules behind your choices with 100 short psychology facts you can spot in real time at work, in relationships, and online. Each fact fits on one page, with clear explanations, real world examples, and quick “try this” ideas you can feel the same day. Inside, you will: See how thinking traps, biases, and mental shortcuts quietly steer your decisions. Understand why habits stick, why motivation swings, and how to nudge both in a better direction. Learn how emotions...

ADHD diagnoses are exploding Do you know why? Worldwide, the disorder affects roughly 5-7% of kids under the age of 18. In the United States, that number is north of 11%. As the disorder continues to plague children at every level, the questions grow louder. What is causing this? Are the diagnoses too prevalent? Is there a significant upswing in misdiagnoses and dual diagnoses? Are modern societies over-medicating learning disabilities? And most importantly, with our incredible advances in neuropsychology and naturopathy, what are we going to do about it? Natural Treatment. Effective ...

You’re more exhausted at 10 a.m. than your grandparents were after a full day’s labor—and AI is making it worse. The world is accelerating faster than the human mind can process. If you don’t protect your attention now, the algorithms will do it for you. The Attention Effect gives you a clear, science-grounded system for staying focused, steady, and energized in the age of artificial intelligence. No mysticism. No mantras. Just practical tools based on neuroscience, information theory, and the lived truth of modern life. Inside you’ll learn: • Why AI and social platforms are ...

It took 40,000 client hours to write a book that offers real strategies for how people with ADHD can get more done. Most adults with ADHD wish they were more productive. And consistent. And on time. Most of the advice on living with ADHD involves some aspect of productivity. However, because people are complicated and life is varied, too often that advice falls flat. The ADHD Productivity Manual goes both deeper and wider and covers thirty-six areas that influence productivity for people with ADHD.

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...

You didn’t notice it happening. No announcement. No official moment. No day the world voted to change. Life just slowly became… louder. At first it was helpful. You could find directions instantly. Call anyone anytime. Answer questions without wondering. But somewhere between convenience and constant connection, something subtle disappeared. We stopped waiting. We stopped wondering. We stopped being unreachable. And without realizing it — we stopped experiencing moments completely. This book isn’t anti-technology. It’s perspective. Because many of us lived in a rare time: We ...

From the ten-time New York Times bestselling author of Ultrametabolism, The Blood Sugar Solution, and Eat Fat, Get Thin comes The UltraMind Solution. —Do you find it next to impossible to focus or concentrate? —Have you ever experienced instant clarity after exercise? Alertness after...

Filled with actionable strategies proven to improve focus, increase productivity, and promote well-being, Brain Hacks will help you transform the way you work, live, and feel by tapping into the power of your executive functioning skills. Modern life requires a lot of our brains. We need to stay organized, manage our time wisely, and make important decisions. These essential skills - known as executive functioning - affect every aspect of our lives, from how we function at work and home to how we manage stress.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, luck, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. “An inspiring and practical guide to living in the moment.”—Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author...

When Most People Hear ADHD They Think Meds. But What If There’s Something More That Can Dramatically Improve Living With ADHD — To The Point You’d Say “How Did I Ever Live Without This?!” Getting diagnosed with ADHD can be life changing, suddenly everything clicks. The trouble focusing on unrewarding tasks — or even starting them, dealing with constant lateness due to time blindness. It all makes sense.

🔹 How can you give your child a mental edge in today’s fast-paced, screen-filled world? 🔹 What role does reading play in shaping memory, attention, and emotional intelligence in children? 🔹 How do nutrition, sleep, and screen time impact child brain development? 💡 In this practical, science-backed guide to raising emotionally intelligent, cognitively strong kids, you’ll discover how to nurture brain health from infancy through adolescence—whether you're caring for a baby, supporting a school-age child, or guiding a teen in the digital age. 📚 What You’ll Learn Inside: ...

No one can avoid gray hair and wrinkles, but what about preventing the brain from aging? Dr. Eric Braverman, "America's Brain Doctor" and best-selling author has created a simple, science-based plan that can help prevent the worst mental side effects of aging: memory loss, cognitive decline, and mood changes.

A psychologist and best-selling author gives us a myth-busting response to the self-help movement, with tips and tricks to improve your life that come straight from the scientific community. Richard Wiseman has been troubled by the realization that the self-help industry often promotes exercises...

You didn’t notice it happen. One day you were living your life… and the next you were managing it. Moments became posts. Conversations became notifications. Memories became storage. And somehow — even with everything easier — life started feeling less real. Why do childhood memories feel warmer? Why does modern life feel busy but strangely empty? Why are we always connected but rarely present? This book isn’t nostalgia. It’s an explanation. In The Last Time Life Felt Real, Steven Doornbos explores the quiet shift from experiencing life to observing it — and why the human brain...

From bestselling author and Glucose Goddess, a groundbreaking guide to the science of pregnancy nutrition that empowers mothers-to-be to improve their baby’s health for a lifetime. Most pregnant women are told: "Eat whatever you normally eat. Your baby will get what he needs from you.” But...

The Key to Study Skills is a guide for simple strategies to Double Your Reading, Memory, and Focus. Written by the creators of the #1 bestselling course "Become a superlearner" and a book with the same name, the book includes everything you need to read 1000 words per minute and remember almost everything you read. At this speed would let you read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in just 77 minutes. The Bible would still take 13 hours... In today’s information-driven society, effective learning is the key to a successful career and a happy life. As the demands on our learning ...

You ask your AI for a "quick" answer. You tell your phone to "remind you." You follow the GPS dot. With each click, you are making an invisible trade: convenience for cognition. You are accumulating Cognitive Debt. This book is not a luddite's manifesto—it is an evidence-based diagnosis of a problem we all feel. We are trading our ability to think, remember, and create in exchange for the seamless, friction-free "help" of our machines. The cost? A measurable decline in our most essential human faculties. Drawing on stunning new research from MIT, Harvard, and leading neuroscience labs, ...

The groundbreaking science of how and why we talk, and how this ability impacts every area of our lives Humans are the only species that can transform internal ideas into talk, whether through speech, writing, or sign language. But why do we have this almost magical, special talent? It turns out...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Alan Baddeley A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy For over half a century, Alan Baddeley has shaped how we understand the mind’s most vital function — memory. His pioneering model of working memory transformed psychology from the study of static storage to the science of dynamic thought. By uncovering how we hold, manipulate, and integrate information, Baddeley gave us a blueprint for the mental workspace behind language, learning, and reasoning itself. This concise yet powerful volume distils his life’s work into clear, engaging chapters — ...