Noise
Living and Leading When Nobody Can Focus

The Summary: 1-Information overload is damaging our ability to think. Nowadays, we are suffering from excess of information. When we subject our mind to this nonstop informations, we prevent our minds from working at their full capacity. By distracting our minds constantly, we are wiring our mind in......more

A book about a really important topic: how to find more quiet and focus in our personal and professional environments as we live in a world that is hyper-connected with ubiquitous and instant communication and noise. I almost went with 2 stars on this one because the author (surprisingly) gets very......more

I liked this book and his other book Brief. However, there was not a lot new that I learned from it. I did like the terms Focus Management (FM 101) and "Infobesity." Reference to the Cerebrum (part of the brain responsible for our ability to focus and remember things) as well as the 3 types of memor......more

The author makes a great point that all these extras becomes noise. However, I grew increasingly frustrated by his insistence that the only way to fix it is to get rid of it. Rather like a Luddite. I was hoping for a sensible method to utilize the tech that is at hand without allowing it to control......more

This book points out that this era of excess information makes it much easier to be distracted. Therefore, we have raised our awareness of how technology occupies our minds to remain focused and productive. One of the habits mentioned in the book is the 7-to-7 rule. Cultivate a routine where you don......more