"In Neatness Counts, Kevin Kopelson reflects on the poetics of the desk - rolltop or bureau plat, cluttered or bare, the nest-like desk, the schematic desk, the dramatic desk, the dramatic lack of any such furniture. Exploring the topography of literary creation by way of the to…
In Neatness Counts, Kevin Kopelson offers a series of meditations on how orderliness, chaos, and other physical states correspond with both the exhilaration of production and the desperation of writer's block. Focusing on Elizabeth Bishop, Marcel Proust, Roland Barthes, Tom Stop…
"With clarity and humor, bestselling author of The Four Tendencies and The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin illuminates one of her key realizations about happiness: For most of us, outer order contributes to inner calm. And for most of us, a rigid, one-size-fits-all solution doe…
"Tidying expert Marie Kondo's follow-up to her best-selling book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, is an illustrated master manual on her renowned KonMari Method with item-specific guidance and step-by-step folding illustrations"--Provided by publisher.
"Tidying expert Marie Kondo's follow-up to her best-selling book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, is an illustrated master manual on her renowned KonMari Method with item-specific guidance and step-by-step folding illustrations"--Provided by publisher.
Productivity expert Tamara Myles gives you invaluable tools and strategies that will enable you to take control of your life and achieve your goals. You'll learn how to break down all of your objectives into specific, relevant, and measurable daily tasks; master the three P's of…
Productivity expert Tamara Myles gives you invaluable tools and strategies that will enable you to take control of your life and achieve your goals. You'll learn how to break down all of your objectives into specific, relevant, and measurable daily tasks; master the three P's of…
In this constantly-connected, do-more-with-less world, being able to increase your productivity is a real advantage. Certified Professional Organizer (CPO®) and productivity expert Tamara Myles has developed a simple model-the Productivity Pyramid-which provides an actionable fr…
Daniel J. Levitin, Ph. D., uses the latest brain science to demonstrate how people with "organized" minds excel--and how readers can use their methods to regain a sense of mastery over the way they organize their homes, workplaces, and lives
"The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we're expected to make more -- and faster -- decisions about our lives than ever before. No wonder, then, that the average American reports frequently losing car keys or reading glasses, …
Describes how the latest neuroscience research into attention and memory can be used to help organize the increasing flow of available information and provide a sense of control in making decisions and managing the demands of home and work life.