The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

Work flow apps such as Asana allow you to do the same thing, with the option of tagging coworkers and friends if you’re engaged in a joint project that requires input from others. Asana then automatically sends e-mails to remind people when and what needs to be done.

putting together conceptually similar objects, putting together functionally associated objects, and all the while maintaining cognitively flexible categories.

Ideally, friends are people with whom we can be our true selves,

Switching attention comes with a high cost.

The great advantage that the computer brings to a database of this size is that you can search along several different parameters. A year from now, Kallman might remember only one or two things about a person he just met, but he can search the contacts list and find the right entry. He might remember only that he had lunch with him in Santa Monica

Build cohesive teams through mutual trust. Create shared understanding. Provide a clear and concise set of expectations and goals. Allow workers at all levels to exercise disciplined initiative. Accept prudent risks.

This is the skill we must teach the next generation of citizens of the world, the capability to think clearly, completely, critically, and creatively.

Imagine you are living in the year 1200. You probably have four or five siblings, and another four or five who died before their second birthday.

Human social relations are based on habits of reciprocity, altruism, commerce, physical attraction, and procreation.