Organization of the mind and mindful organization

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Why do I always lose my house keys? My cluttered environment is stifling my creativity and sense of calm. Why is this, and how can I change? If you find yourself asking these questions, you’re not alone. Answering these questions on this Voices in the Family are three experts who will tell us about the organization of the mind, organization of the physical, and organization of the online. We’ll hear from neuroscientist and author Daniel Levitin, about the neuroscience behind why you lose your keys to how you can use neuroscientific principles to get organizad. His latest book is The Organized Mind. He is also the author of The World in Six Songs and This is Your Brain on Music. He runs the Laboratory for Music Perception and Expertise at McGill University in Canada, as well as the Founding Dean of Arts and Humanities at Minerva in California. We will speak with professional organize Regina Leeds, author of One Year to an Organized Life, The 8 Minute Organizer, One Year to an Organized Financial Life, One Year to an Organized Work Life, One Year to an Organized Life with Baby. Covering how to organize our technological lives and efficiency, we will speak with Whitson Gordon, editor of Lifehacker.com

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