- Distraction (Psychology), Attention, Orderliness, Time management
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.
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Contemporary, spare, warm and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Daniel J. Levitin
- First published
- 2014
- Pages
- 528
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books, Dutton, Penguin Books, Limited
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780606368230
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Daniel J. Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University, where he holds the Bell Chair in the Psychology of Electronic Communication. Before becoming a neuroscientist, he worked as a session musician, sound engineer and record producer. He has written extensively both in scientific journals and music trade magazines such as Grammy and Billboard.
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