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24 alternatives to The Distracted Mind

Ancient brains in a high-tech world

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Distracted Mind launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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The Wandering Mind▲71
What the brain does when you're not looking
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
The Organized Mind▲65
Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
3
The Organized Mind▲70
Thinking straight in the age of information overload
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Smarter Than You Think▲128
How tech boosts our cognitive abilities
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Tools for Thought▲69
The history and future of mind-expanding technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
How To Create A Mind▲67
An explanation of how computers will reach consciousness
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
The Future of the Mind▲72
The latest advancements in neuroscience and physics
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking▲77
Solve problems by thinking more effectively
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Deep Work▲69
Rules for focused success in a distracted world
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Blinkist - 1: Is That Even a Thing?▲68
A digest of four books about brains
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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The Organized Mind▲66
Levitin's book on making systems that work for your brain
2014 · daniellevitin.com · its alternatives →
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The Tell-Tale Brain▲6
A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Cognitive Lode▲197
Playbook of cognitive biases & psych research
2014 · coglode.com · its alternatives →
14
The Intelligence Paradox▲70
Why the intelligent choice isn't always the smart one
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Deep Work ▲71
Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Top Brain, Bottom Brain▲54
A brilliant yet approachable exploration of the human psyche
2015 · scribd.com · its alternatives →
17
Eye and Brain▲61
The psychology of perception
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
The Brain Fog Fix▲73
Reclaim your focus
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Who's in Charge?▲62
Free-will and the science of the brain
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Organized Mind▲10
Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction▲66
Original ideas that expand understanding of human thought
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
The Branded Mind▲57
What neuroscience really tells us about the brain
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Mind's I: Scientific Speculations about Thinking Machines▲5
Artificial Intelligence, and the Nature of the Brain
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Mindware▲7
Tools for Smart Thinking
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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