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CrazyBusy
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CrazyBusy

Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap! Strategies for Coping in a World Gone ADD

Ballantine, 2006 подробнее...


Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Applicable
  • Engaging

Recommendation

Who better than a dyslexic psychologist specializing in Attention Deficit Disorder to list the ways modern life is making us all mentally ill? Edward M. Hallowell's breezy style and short, entertaining chapters are perfectly portioned for reading during the few calm moments in a hectic day. His sound advice is more than simple platitudes. Admit it: You're too busy to read this book right away, so you're reading the summary for now. What with your deadlines, commute and family commitments, you're reading the recommendation in the few seconds you have before you read e-mails, prepare for a meeting or pick up a carpool. Feel a jolt of recognition? getAbstract's diagnosis is that you need this book.

Take-Aways

  • With its constant overstimulation and always-on intensity, modern life resembles living in the brain of someone with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).
  • To control what you can, you must accept that you can't control everything.
  • Making the rush of today's world work for you is possible, if you use technology effectively instead of letting it suck up more of your time and attention.

About the Author

Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., directs the Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Previously he taught at Harvard Medical School. He is the co-author of Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder and Driven to Distraction.


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    K. O. 9 years ago
    Great quote selections for this book. I am walking away very conscious that my time and energy are a finite resource.
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    P. D. 1 decade ago
    I really like this summary, and it makes me want to buy the book. Recommended!