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24 alternatives to Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

What neuroscience knows about your productive life.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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