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Working memory your ability to work with information influences nearly everything you do. What if you could find a way to better handle a hectic schedule or expertly manage risks? What if you could gain an advantage in climbing the career ladder or in sports? What if there were a way to improve your outlook on life, and face each day with more optimism and confidence? Tracy and Ross Alloway, leading experts, show how working memory is the key to all that and more. They present important and recent breakthroughs in the field, including research on how Facebook can become Smartbook, how working memory can improve your childrens marks, how it changes as you age, and how working memory is linked with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and Alzheimers. But heres the best news: You can improve your working memory! This book will give you three tests to find out how good your working memory is and over 50 targeted exercises so you can sharpen it. The New IQ offers unprecedented insight into one of the most important cognitive breakthroughs in recent years a vital new approach to making your brain stronger, smarter and faster.