Washoe County Library System

"One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve extraordinary results. Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship....

"Feeling overwhelmed with work and life demands? The answer is to create the conditions for two awesome hours of peak productivity per day. Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, Josh Davis, director of research at the NeuroLeadership Institute explains clearly that our brains and bodies operate according to complex biological needs that, when leveraged intelligently, can make us incredibly effective."--

Declutter your desk and brighten up your business with this transformative guide from an organizational psychologist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn't felt drained by wasteful meetings, disorganized papers, endless emails, and unnecessary tasks? These are the modern-day hazards of working, and they can slowly drain the joy from work, limit...

"Hallowell, known for his work with children and adults, now identifies the underlying reasons why people really lose their ability to focus at work--where many of today's adults feel distracted and unproductive. He explains why commonly offered solutions like 'learn to manage your time better' or 'make a to-do list' just don't work because they don't address the deeper, underlying issues of mental distraction" --

Las mañanas son la clave para tomar el control de nuestros horarios. Si las usamos sabiamente, podemos construir hábitos que nos permitan llevar una vida más feliz y más productiva. Con anécdotas de la vida real e investigación científica que muestra por qué las primeras horas del día son tan importantes, Laura Vanderkam revela cómo las personas exitosas usan las mañanas para realizar las cosas que, a menudo, son imposibles de hacer más...

Bella the little bear cub dawdles her way through her increasingly stressed mother's busy morning filled with errands, classes and chores, until Mama Bear throws the to-do list away and takes Bella to the park, instead. By the best-selling creator of the Love Monster series.

"More than half of kids across the United States are learning virtually from home. There are fewer daycare spots than ever before. And more and more moms are clocking into their jobs from the kitchen table. The coronavirus pandemic has erased the lines between work and home, and made balancing the two more challenging than ever. This book, chock full of wisdom from the writers and editors at Working Mother, provides solutions for moms tasked with...