This book helps you get organized through simplicity. You don’t need a complicated time management system or a planner filled with every small task right down to the last detail. You need a basic system that gets the job done without becoming a project in itself. The authors give practical advice for getting organized in all aspects of your life: • Organizing your desk and paperwork • Managing your computer and smartphone instead of letting them manage you • Controlling your finances • Quick tips for decluttering your home • Time management and scheduling • Getting organized as a family The authors include a simple quiz at the beginning of each chapter so you can track where you are and where you need to improve. This book will help you take charge of the details, free yourself from the pressures of over-commitment, and find greater satisfaction with your life.

Control Systems: Classical, Modern, and AI-Based Approaches provides a broad and comprehensive study of the principles, mathematics, and applications for those studying basic control in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, and other engineering disciplines. The text builds a strong mathematical foundation of control theory of linear, nonlinear, optimal, model predictive, robust, digital, and adaptive control systems, and it addresses applications in several emerging areas, such as aircraft, electro-mechanical, and some nonengineering systems: DC motor control, steel beam thickness control, drum boiler, motional control system, chemical reactor, head-disk assembly, pitch control of an aircraft, yaw-damper control, helicopter control, and tidal power control. Decentralized control, game-theoretic control, and control of hybrid systems are discussed. Also, control systems based on artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, and genetic algorithms, termed as AI-based systems are studied and analyzed with applications such as auto-landing aircraft, industrial process control, active suspension system, fuzzy gain scheduling, PID control, and adaptive neuro control. Numerical coverage with MATLAB® is integrated, and numerous examples and exercises are included for each chapter. Associated MATLAB® code will be made available.

Identify and transform the mental blocks that keep you fearful, anxious, and passive. Every day, we have thousands of thoughts. There is a way to ensure that these thoughts uplift and empower you, instead of beat you down. It’s called intentional thinking, and it’s a skill that underlies true peace and fulfillment. Replace your old narratives with empowering mindsets and mental models. How to Think with Intention dissects some of the most powerful mental blocks we can have: blocks in belief, confidence, self-protection, and growth. These have been deeply programmed into us, and while that’s not our fault, it is now our responsibility. You’ll gain incredibly actionable approaches to noticing and changing your thoughts, and ultimately controlling them. We will approach each new type of mindset with a 4-step psychological framework. Take yourself from someone who is at the mercy of your unconscious triggers to someone who can start each and every day knowing that it is yours to conquer. Become mindful, aware, and completely in control of your thoughts and actions. Patrick King is an internationally bestselling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from scientific research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience. How to talk to yourself for confidence, belief, and calm. •Understand the root of your fears of action •Identify your self-narrative and transform it •Learn about how self-deception is your worst enemy •Learn elements of cognitive behavioral therapy and how it helps change your thoughts and self-talk •Getting behind imposter syndrome, information overload, and inappropriate expectations You have the ability to choose your life. Use it. There’s no reason that you shouldn’t be happy, comfortable, relaxed, and confidence each day. Rescue yourself from your mental prison, break free, and seize the life that you want.