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English
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"Indistractable provides a framework that will deliver the focus you need to get results."
—James Clear, author of Atomic Habits
"If you value your time, your focus, or your relationships, this book is essential reading. I'm putting these ideas into practice."
—Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind
National Bestseller
Winner of the Outstanding Works of Literature...
—James Clear, author of Atomic Habits
"If you value your time, your focus, or your relationships, this book is essential reading. I'm putting these ideas into practice."
—Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind
National Bestseller
Winner of the Outstanding Works of Literature...
2) Now you see it: how the brain science of attention will transform the way we live, work, and learn
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Documents a 2003 experiment at Duke University where the author had free iPods issued to the freshman class to see how the device could be used academically, in a report that reveals other technological ideas that are revolutionizing education.
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English
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"Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening-and how to get our attention back. Like so many of us, Johann Hari was finding it much harder to focus than he used to. He found that a life of constantly switching from device to device, from tab to tab, is diminishing and depressing. He tried all sorts of self-help...
4) Four seconds: all the time you need to stop counter-productive habits and get the results you want
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"All too often our best efforts to accomplish the things we want most--to do our jobs well, to make meaningful contributions at home and at work, to have satisfying relationships with loved ones, friends, neighbors, and coworkers--are built on bad habits that sabotage us. We feel overwhelmed by our increasingly large to-do list, so we automatically multitask to get more done--and end up more stressed and more overloaded. We say something with the...
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Hallowell, known for his work with children and adults, now identifies the underlying reasons why people really lose their ability to focus at work--where many of today's adults feel distracted and unproductive. He explains why commonly offered solutions like 'learn to manage your time better' or 'make a to-do list' just don't work because they don't address the deeper, underlying issues of mental distraction"--
7) ¿Jugamos?
Author
Publisher
Algar Editorial
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
When anyone invites Pedro to play, he replies he is already playing because he always has his cell phone in his hands or he is logged into his gaming system. He ends up missing out on all kinds of fun.
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Language
English
Description
Discover the power, joy, and love of living "Hands Free"
In 2010, special education teacher and mother Rachel Macy Stafford decided enough was enough. Tired of losing track of what matters most, Rachel began practicing simple strategies that enabled her to let go of largely meaningless distractions and engage in meaningful soul-to-soul connections. She started a blog to chronicle her endeavors and soon saw how external and internal distractions
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
En ¡Manos a la obra!, Brian Tracy, autorbestseller deThe New York Times, aborda el desafío de la distracción y muestra con prácticos consejos cómo concentrarnos en las tareas más importantes para realizarlas de inmediato
Hoy en día contamos con todas las herramientas para hacer cada vez más sencillas nuestras tareas, no obstante, y de manera paradójica, el desafío de mantener una productividad óptima nunca ha sido mayor.
Vivimos el periodo...
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English
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From the bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, the co-author of Nudge, and the author of You Are About to Make a Terrible Mistake! comes Noise, a revolutionary exploration of why people make bad judgments, and how to control both noise and cognitive bias.
Imagine that two doctors in the same city give different diagnoses to identical patients—or that two...
Imagine that two doctors in the same city give different diagnoses to identical patients—or that two...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An acclaimed neuroscientist reveals that our attention system is a hidden superpower that enables us to function at maximum capacity despite anxiety and stress, achieve more, maintain healthier relationships, and be engaged for all the moments of our lives"--
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Publisher
Matt Holt Books, An Imprint of BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Get Out of My Head is a lifeline for overwhelmed professionals seeking direction and tranquility in turbulent times, whether navigating daily stressors or experiencing defining moments. Author M. Andrew McConnell, CEO of RENTED, INC., shows you it's possible to achieve clarity, make good decisions, and rise in your career, by illustrating that the human mind is not unlike real estate: adopting an owner's mindset can make all the difference"--
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Language
English
Description
During the pandemic, an aging screenwriter is holed up in a coastal South Carolina town with his beloved second wife, Peaches. He's been binge-eating for a year and developed a notable rapport with the local fast-food chain Hippo King. He struggles to work, on a ludicrous screenplay about a Nazi attempt to kidnap FDR and, naturally, an article for Etymology Today on English words of Carthaginian origin. He's told Peaches so often about the origins...
Author
Publisher
HarperEnfoque
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Turn off Your Phone and Turn on Your Brain is a call to live reality as the human beings we are and avoid falling into the deception of a virtual world that is shown as an easy escape from the difficulties of the human experience"--
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