{"product_id":"smart-but-scattered-guide-to-success-how-to-use-your-brains-executive-skills-to-keep-up-stay-calm-and-get-organized-at-work-and-at-home-hardcover","title":"Smart But Scattered Guide to Success: How to Use Your Brain's Executive Skills to Keep Up, Stay Calm, and Get Organized at Work and at Home - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeg Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Guare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre you smart, scattered, and struggling?\u003c\/b\u003e You're not alone. Cutting-edge research shows that today's 24\/7 wired world and the growing demands of work and family life may simply max out the part of the brain that manages complex tasks. That's especially true for those lacking strong executive skills--the core brain-based abilities needed to maintain focus, meet deadlines, and stay cool under pressure. In this essential guide, leading experts Peg Dawson and Richard Guare help you map your own executive skills profile and take effective steps to boost your organizational skills, time management, emotional control, and nine other essential capacities. The book is packed with science-based strategies and concrete examples, plus downloadable practical tools for creating your own personalized action plan. Whether on the job or at home, you can get more done with less stress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e See also the authors' Smart but Scattered parenting guides, plus an academic planner for students and related titles for professionals.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeg Dawson, EdD, is a psychologist who provides professional development training on executive skills for schools and organizations nationally and internationally. She was previously on the staff of the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders at Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Dr. Dawson is a past president of the New Hampshire Association of School Psychologists, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and the International School Psychology Association, and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from NASP. She is coauthor of bestselling books for general readers, including \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered Teens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered--and Stalled\u003c\/i\u003e (with a focus on emerging adults), and \u003ci\u003eThe Smart but Scattered Guide to Success\u003c\/i\u003e (with a focus on adults). Dr. Dawson is also coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, and books for professionals including \u003ci\u003eExecutive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richard Guare, PhD, BCBA-D, is a neuropsychologist and board-certified behavior analyst who frequently consults to schools and agencies on attention and executive skills difficulties. He is former Director of the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders at Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Dr. Guare is coauthor of bestselling books for general readers, including \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered Teens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmart but Scattered--and Stalled\u003c\/i\u003e (with a focus on emerging adults), and \u003ci\u003eThe Smart but Scattered Guide to Success\u003c\/i\u003e (with a focus on adults). He is also coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, and books for professionals including \u003ci\u003eExecutive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.1 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52931810623599,"sku":"9781462522798","price":58.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/7X81VuldM39781462522798.webp?v=1775840954","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/smart-but-scattered-guide-to-success-how-to-use-your-brains-executive-skills-to-keep-up-stay-calm-and-get-organized-at-work-and-at-home-hardcover","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}