Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential

This has great information and guidance but was clearly written for parents not teens

A very useful nonfiction book for anyone with teenagers who appear unmotivated. The book describes "executive skills" – which aren't skills that executives use, but rather a set of higher self management skills that are needed in order to be successful. What's so useful about this book is that it defines the different types of executive skills t help parents identify which ones their teens have or lack, and the book provides guidance to parents on how to assist teens in developing these skills. It's important to note that the authors encourage parents to assist teens but to also allow them room to fail because failure is one of life's best teachers.