Helping the brain sort the wheat from the chaff

The Organized Mind Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload By Daniel J Levitin Penguin Viking €25

Barack Obama wears only blue or grey suits to avoid wasting scarce cognitive resources on a morning fashion dilemma. Picture: Getty

During the last US presidential election, Barack Obama explained why he only wore grey or blue suits. “I’m trying to pare down decisions,” he told an interviewer. “You need to focus ...