Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife

Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife
by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin

Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife
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Author: Cathryn Jakobson Ramin
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-01
ISBN: 0060598700
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks

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Book Review: Multitasking and Memories Issues for www.keyorganization.com
Summary: 5 Stars

This was an excellently researched approach to a topic I deal with in my time management training classes, where "senior moments" are a way of life for most of the busy audiences. Multitasking is not as productive as doing one thing at a time, and using good time management tools and techniques can help you limit the need for it and increase productivity at the same time. This book lets you explore currently available options and choose an approach to help you.

Summary of Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife

Why can't you remember where you put your keys?

Or the title of the movie you saw last week?

Anyone older than forty knows that forgetfulness can be unnerving, frustrating, and sometimes terrifying. With compassion and humor, acclaimed journalist Cathryn Jakobson Ramin explores the factors that determine how well or poorly one's brain will age.

She takes readers along on her lively journey-consulting with experts in the fields of sleep, stress, traumatic brain injury, hormones, genetics, and dementia, as well as specialists in nutrition, cognitive psychology, and the burgeoning field of drug-based cognitive enhancement. Along the way, she turns up fresh scientific findings, explores the dark regions of the human brain, and hears the intimate confessions of high-functioning midlife adults who-like so many of us-are desperate to understand exactly what's going on upstairs.

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