Unlike many traditional guides, Dr. Kulman’s book embraces a teenager’s digital world rather than fighting it.
Specifically working memory—holding information while working with it.
The book identifies eight specific skill sets that are essential for academic and life success: Developing a roadmap to reach a goal. Organization: Keeping track of information and materials. Focus: Starting and sustaining attention on a task.
This write-up covers , written by Dr. Randy Kulman. This self-directed guide is designed to help teenagers understand and improve the "CEO" functions of their brain—the skills required for focus, organization, and emotional control. Core Focus: The 8 Executive Functions
Monitoring one's own performance and behavior (metacognition). Unique Approach: Leveraging Digital Interests
Estimating how much time one has and how to use it. Self-Control: Thinking before acting (impulse control). Flexibility: Adjusting to changing conditions or obstacles.