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Books like The Organized Mind

The Organized Mind by Daniel J. Levitin is about cognitive load, decision-making, attention. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.

  1. Thinking, Fast and Slow
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    Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Daniel Kahneman · Psychology

    Thinking, Fast and Slow is Daniel Kahneman's account of the two cognitive systems that govern human thought.

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  2. Deep Work
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    Deep Work

    Cal Newport · Self-help

    Deep Work is Cal Newport's case that the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task is becoming both rarer and more valuable, and that people who cultivate it will thrive while everyone else stays stuck in shallow busywork.

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  3. The Distracted Mind
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    The Distracted Mind

    Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen · Science

    The Distracted Mind brings together two distinct research traditions — cognitive neuroscience and psychology of technology — to explain why modern humans find sustained attention so difficult and what can be done about it.

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  4. Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
    Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

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    Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

    Nir Eyal · Self-help

    Indistractable is Nir Eyal's argument that distraction is not a technology problem — it's a psychology problem.

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  5. A Mind for Numbers
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    A Mind for Numbers

    Barbara Oakley · Self-help

    A Mind for Numbers is Barbara Oakley's guide to learning hard subjects effectively, written primarily for students struggling with mathematics and science but drawing on cognitive science principles that apply to any demanding field.

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  6. A Brief History of Time
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    A Brief History of Time

    Stephen Hawking · Science

    A Brief History of Time is Stephen Hawking's attempt to explain the biggest questions in physics — where the universe came from, how it behaves, and where it might be going — to readers with no scientific training.

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