The Organized Mind

Dan Levitin has more insights per page than any other neuroscientist I know. The Organized Mind is smart, important, and as always, exquisitely written

Daniel Gilbert, author of 'Stumbling on Happiness'

Deservedly a bestseller... Levitin demonstrates how easily we are bamboozled by statistical tricks in medicine, finance and safety, making his points with pithy stories

Independent

[An] impressively wide-ranging and thoughtful work...The Organized Mind is an organized book, but it also rewards dipping in at any point, for there are fascinating facts and examples throughout

Wall Street Journal

From how not to lose your keys to how to decide when the risks of surgery are worth it, Levitin focuses on smart ways to process the constant flow of information the brain must deal with

Washington Post

A deep perspective on the ways the human mind works

Stanley Prusiner, M.D. Nobel Laureate, director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of California, San Francisco

Levitin is about as knowledgeable a guide to neuroscience as one might hope for

New York Times Book Review

Sensible, practical advice ... a comprehensive account of the way we think about organizing everything from our possessions to our friends

Financial Times

Thought-provoking and practical... Good advice based on sound neuroscientific principles

Sunday Times

Dan Levitin has more insights per page than any other neuroscientist I know. The Organized Mind is smart, important, and as always, exquisitely written.

Daniel Gilbert, author of 'Stumbling on Happiness'

The Organized Mind is the perfect antidote to the effects of information overload. Loved it.

Scott Turow, New York Times bestselling author of 'Identical' and 'Innocent'

Already deservedly a bestseller... The Organized Mind is from the school of Daniel Kahneman but it earns its keep. Levitin demonstrates how easily we are bamboozled by statistical tricks in medicine, finance and safety, making his points with pithy stories.

Independent