The smart but scattered guide to success : how to use your brain's executive skills to keep up, stay calm, and get organized at work and at home /

Are you smart, scattered, and struggling? You're not alone. Cutting-edge research shows that today's 24/7 wired world and the growing demands of work and family life may simply max out the part of the brain that manages complex tasks. In this essential guide, leading experts Peg Dawson and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Dawson, Peg (Autor), Guare, Richard (Autor)
Otros Autores: Kaye, Randye (Narrador)
Formato: Electrónico Audiom
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Old Saybrook, CT] : Tantor Audio, 2016
Edición:Unabridged.
Temas:
Executive ability > Testing.
Time management.
Self-management (Psychology)
Success.
Aptitude pour la direction > Tests.
Gestion du temps.
Gestion de soi.
Succès.
MEDICAL > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.
Downloadable Audiobooks.
Downloadable audio books.
Audiobooks.
Livres audio.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: I. Understanding the Executive in Your Brain
  • 1. Are You Smart, Scattered, and Stressed?
  • 2. Your Executive Skills Profile
  • 3. Managing Executive Skills by Modifying the Environment
  • 4. Improving Your Executive Skills
  • II. Understanding the Impact of Executive Skills in Your Daily Life
  • 5. Executive Skills in the Workplace
  • 6. Executive Skills in the Home
  • 7. Executive Skills in Relationships
  • III. Strategies for Individual Executive Skills
  • 8. Controlling Impulses: Response Inhibition
  • 9. Keeping Track of It All: Working Memory
  • 10. Being Cool: Emotional Control
  • 11. Avoiding Procrastination: Task Initiation
  • 12. Staying Focused: Sustained Attention
  • 13. Defining a Path: Planning/Prioritizing
  • 14. Clearing Clutter: Organization
  • 15. Sticking to the Schedule: Time Management
  • 16. Shifting Gears: Flexibility
  • 17. Learning from Experience: Metacognition
  • 18. Reaching the Finish Line: Goal-Directed Persistence
  • 19. Rolling with the Punches: Stress Tolerance
  • IV. Looking Ahead
  • 20. Aging without Losing Your Edge: A Prescription for Preserving Executive Skills
  • Resources.

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