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Note to Self

A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Getting Organized (Plus: Survey!)

Note to Self

WNYC Studios

Self-improvement, Tech, Note, Npr, Education, Public, Wnyc, Manoush, York, To, New, Self, Radio, Business, Technology, Relationships, City, Society & Culture, Zomorodi, Newtechcity

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2016

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

If you had to guess, how many facts have you taken in today? Dr. Daniel Levitin says it's probably way too many to process.

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0:00.0

Every year I make some promises to myself. They're not really like resolutions

0:04.4

They're more like just healthy reminders to take things a little slower to not drive myself into the ground

0:12.0

With trying to write a script

0:14.6

Going to five meetings

0:16.4

Making it to boot camp emailing 11 people back picking up the kids from school going to whole foods reading that amazing piece in the Atlantic

0:23.3

Coming up with some awesome ideas for that episode on surveillance

0:25.7

I got to put in my senses. Wait, did I get reimbursed for those other ones?

0:28.4

Oh, yeah, what's done is having sale. Did I keep that coupon? I need to make sure the Kylox for his jacket that he left at school

0:33.0

The Sarai I need new sneakers is that why she's always saying her feet hurt?

0:35.2

I also should get my words not terrible. Did I ever find my other iPhone charger? Oh no wait, it's Rosie's birthday next month

0:39.5

Maybe I still haven't finished that time as he goes to book. Oh, I guess I should really should schedule a date right time and a few today

0:44.7

Yikes my phone is running out of power

0:50.1

It's note to self the tech show about being human. I'm a new summer Odie

0:58.4

I

1:03.4

Want an organized brain. I want a brain that can prioritize that can filter out all the stupid stuff

1:10.6

But will remind me about the important things a brain that can make sense of everything not just take it all in

1:17.5

Because between my phone email and social media. I feel like I am living the equivalent of three people's lives

1:24.9

So I wanted to talk to this guy

1:27.5

I'm Daniel Levitton. I'm a professor of psychology and neuroscience at McGill University

1:32.6

Dr. Daniel Levitton's book is the organized mind and today

1:36.2

You're gonna get a few simple tips and reminders there. I say notes to self

1:41.2

Note to self

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