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The Battle for Attention, Part 2: Getting Back Our Focus—Actively
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is the second part of the blog series, The Battle for Attention. It builds on the ideas in Indistractable by Nir Eyal. The explanations, connections, and conclusions are my own. In the…
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The Battle for Attention, Part 1: Getting Back Our Focus—Effortlessly
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis article is based on the ideas discussed in the paper: Effortless training of attention and self-control: mechanisms and applications There’s a Japanese concept called Tsundoku—the habit of buying books and letting them…
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Knowledge Work Is Obsolete: Time to Bring Out Your Inner Ninja
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen I was a child, I was captivated by a clever little penguin named Petete and his iconic companion, The Fat Book. This magical book held all things known to humanity, making Petete…
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The Creative Destruction of Writing and Thinking in a New Knowledge Era
Reading Time: 3 minutesWriting is a way of thinking: A process of putting your thoughts into words to make sense of the world and share that understanding with others. Good writing and good thinking are not…
Write better. Think sharper
