{"product_id":"9780063055520","title":"Your Brain at Work, Revised and Updated : Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eYour Brain at Work, Revised and Updated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): David Rock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA researcher and consultant burrows deep inside the heads of one modern two-career couple to examine how each partner processes the workday—revealing how a more nuanced understanding of the brain can allow us to better organize, prioritize, recall, and sort our daily lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily and Paul are the parents of two young children, and professionals with different careers. Emily is the newly promoted vice president of marketing at a large corporation; Paul works from home or from clients' offices as an independent IT consultant. Their days are filled with a bewildering blizzard of emails, phone calls, more emails, meetings, projects, proposals, and plans. Just staying ahead of the storm has become a seemingly insurmountable task.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eYour Brain at Work,\u003c\/em\u003e Dr. David Rock goes inside Emily and Paul's brains to see how they function as each attempts to sort, prioritize, organize, and act on the vast quantities of information they receive in one typical day. Dr. Rock is an expert on how the brain functions in a work setting. By analyzing what is going on in their heads, he offers solutions Emily and Paul (and all of us) can use to survive and thrive in today's hyperbusy work environment—and still feel energized and accomplished at the end of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eYour Brain at Work\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. Rock explores issues such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy our brains feel so taxed, and how to maximize our mental resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy it's so hard to focus, and how to better manage distractions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to maximize the chance of finding insights to solve seemingly insurmountable problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to keep your cool in any situation, so that you can make the best decisions possible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to collaborate more effectively with others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhy providing feedback is so difficult, and how to make it easier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to be more effective at changing other people's behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand much more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Simply put, this intriguing book offers fascinating research about the brain’s functions, limitations and capacities, and it teaches us how we can “direct” our own brain chemistry in order to achieve fulfillment and success. Well worth reading and ingesting these skills.”\u003cbr\u003e“This is the best, the most helpful, and the brainiest book I’ve read on how the brain affects how, why and what we do and act.”\u003cbr\u003e“This book will improve how you work—by showing you how your brain works!”\u003cbr\u003e“Rock makes the science of your mind accessible and relevant.”\u003cbr\u003e“Rock deserves an ovation for his writing and direction.”\u003cbr\u003e“Rock makes the science of your mind accessible and relevant.”\u003cbr\u003e\"A highly informative look at the way our minds work at work.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780063055520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Business","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41143798333646,"sku":"9780063055520","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780063055520","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}