Books by Daniel J. Levitin

Daniel J. Levitin is a psychology professor, neuroscientist, writer, musician, and record producer. He also founded Arts & Humanities at the Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute in California. He is the author of several bestsellers, including ‘’This Is Your Brain on Music,’’ ‘’The World in Six Songs,’’ ‘’The Organized Mind,’’ ‘’A Field Guide to Lies,’’ and ‘’Successful Aging.’’ His recent musical performances include playing guitar and saxophone with Sting, Bobby McFerrin, Rosanne Cash, David Byrne, Cris Williamson, Victor Wooten, and Rodney Crowell.

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The Organized Mind

Daniel J. Levitin

This book discusses how the human brain processes information alongside how we can organize ourselves to deal with the overwhelming life we live in the modern world. It elucidates scientific research and offers advice on how to better the mind, make decisions, and be more creative. From personal development to business management and even education, these ideas are relevant to anybody hoping to improve their wit and make decisions with greater accuracy and certainty in our world overflowing with information. So, no matter where these principles are applied, they always provide insight into the ways of improving one’s cognitive abilities.

Book cover of This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin — critical summary review on 12min

This Is Your Brain on Music

Daniel J. Levitin

This Is Your Brain on Music” by Daniel Levitin unravels the mystery of music, as well as the nature of our perennial love affair with it. Levitin combines cutting-edge scientific research from his music cognition lab at McGill University with musical examples ranging from Bach to the Beatles to explore everything from the origins of music to its functional role in evolution and current societies.

Book cover of Successful Aging by Daniel J. Levitin — critical summary review on 12min

Successful Aging

Daniel J. Levitin

Do you connect aging with suffering? If you do, Daniel J. Levitin will help you change your outlook. In ‘’Successful Aging,’’ he provides guidance on dealing with limitations that aging can bring so that we can reject our aversion to it and embrace it as a period of new opportunities.

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