Home Better World Books Mind Performance Hacks : Tips and Tools for Overclocking Your Brain by Hale-Evans, Ron (ISBN: 9780596101534)

Mind Performance Hacks : Tips and Tools for Overclocking Your Brain

Stock photo: cover may vary

Mind Performance Hacks : Tips and Tools for Overclocking Your Brain Paperback - 2006 - 1st Edition

Name: Mind Performance Hacks : Tips and Tools for Overclocking Your Brain
Price: 11.30 AUD
Availability: InStock
Author: Hale-Evans, Ron
ISBN: 9780596101534

by Hale-Evans, Ron

Add to wish list

Used

Used - Good

Description

O'Reilly Media, Incorporated. Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Ask the seller a question Add to wish list

A$11.30

Free Delivery within USA
Standard delivery: 4 to 8 days

More delivery options

Ships from Better World Books (Indiana, United States)

The BIBLIO Guarantee

Details

Title Mind Performance Hacks : Tips and Tools for Overclocking Your Brain
Author Hale-Evans, Ron
Binding Paperback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Condition Used - Good
Pages 330
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher O'Reilly Media, Incorporated, Sebastopol CA
Publication date 2006-03-14
Illustrated Yes
Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Bookseller's Inventory # 2392291-6
ISBN 9780596101534 / 0596101538
Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
Dimensions 8.98 x 6.14 x 0.74 in (22.81 x 15.60 x 1.88 cm)
Category Psychology
Library of Congress subjects Memory, Human information processing
Dewey Decimal Code 153.42
Quantity available 2

About Better World Books Indiana, United States

Biblio member since 2005

Better World Books is a for-profit, socially conscious business and a global online bookseller that collects and sells new and used books online, matching each purchase with a book donation. Each sale generates funds for literacy and education initiatives in the U.S., the UK, and around the world. Since its launch in 2003, Better World Books has raised over $35 million for libraries and literacy, donated over 38 million books, and reused or recycled more than 475 million books.

Terms of Sale: Better World Books ("BWB") values your satisfaction and offers you returns within thirty (30) days after the estimated delivery date on most items. All returned items must be in the original condition; used items should include the SKU sticker located on the spine or back of the product. If you have an incomplete, incorrect, or damaged shipment, please contact our Customer Care team via Biblio's contact seller options before proceeding with the return. Please keep in mind that because we deal mostly in used books, any extra components, such as CDs, DVDs, figurines, or access codes are not included.

Browse books from Better World Books

Reader reviews for Mind Performance Hacks : Tips and Tools for Overclocking Your Brain

Write a review for this book

Important Terms and Guidelines

Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.

Your review must not include:

Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information

From the publisher

You're smart. This book can make you smarter. Mind Performance Hacks provides real-life tips and tools for overclocking your brain and becoming a better thinker. In the increasingly frenetic pace of today's information economy, managing your life requires hacking your brain. With this book, you'll cut through the clutter and tune up your brain intentionally, safely, and productively. Grounded in current research and theory, but offering practical solutions you can apply immediately, Mind Performance Hacks is filled with life hacks that teach you to:

Use mnemonic tricks to remember numbers, names, dates, and other flotsam you need to recall
Put down your calculator and perform complex math in your head, with your fingers, or on the back of a napkin
Spark your creativity with innovative brainstorming methods
Use effective systems to capture new ideas before they get away
Communicate in creative new ways-even using artificial languages
Make better decisions by foreseeing problems and finding surprising solutions
Improve your mental fitness with cool tricks and games

While the hugely successful Mind Hacks showed you how your brain works, Mind Performance Hacks shows you how to make it work better.

Media reviews

Citations

Scitech Book News, 06/01/2006, Page 1

About the author

Ron Hale-Evans is a writer and game designer who earns his daily sandwich with frequent gigs as a technical writer. He has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Yale, with a minor in philosophy. Thinking a lot about thinking led him to create the Mentat Wiki at http: //www.ludism.org/mentat, which led to this book. His multifarious and nefarious other projects can be accessed from his home page, http: //ron.ludism.org, including his award-winning board games, a list of his Short-Duration Personal Saviours, and his blog. His wife Marty is a better man than he is.

BIBLIO is the largest independent book marketplace in the world, with over 100 million books.