CONTENTS

PRAISE FOR THE ORGANIZED MIND

ALSO BY DANIEL J. LEVITIN

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT

DEDICATION

INTRODUCTION

Information and Conscientious Organization

PART ONE

1. TOO MUCH INFORMATION, TOO MANY DECISIONS

The Inside History of Cognitive Overload

2. THE FIRST THINGS TO GET STRAIGHT

How Attention and Memory Work

PART TWO

3. ORGANIZING OUR HOMES

Where Things Can Start to Get Better

4. ORGANIZING OUR SOCIAL WORLD

How Humans Connect Now

5. ORGANIZING OUR TIME

What Is the Mystery?

6. ORGANIZING INFORMATION FOR THE HARDEST DECISIONS

When Life Is on the Line

7. ORGANIZING THE BUSINESS WORLD

How We Create Value

PART THREE

8. WHAT TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN

The Future of the Organized Mind

9. EVERYTHING ELSE

The Power of the Junk Drawer

APPENDIX

Constructing Your Own Fourfold Tables

NOTES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX

ILLUSTRATION CREDITS