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Your attention span isn’t fixed. It increases with practice.
Evidence: After 20min sessions solving cognitively challenging problems (10-20hrs total), students show significant gains in sustained focus and test scores.
Like physical stamina, mental stamina requires exercise. https://t.co/RTnfnMCKG3
David Mamet Memo to "The Unit" Writing Staff
David Mamet's memo provides guidelines for the writing staff of the TV show "The Unit" regarding the importance of drama, storytelling, and creating engaging scenes that advance the plot.
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Richard Powers won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
He's one of the best novelists alive today. This interview is a detailed look at his writing process, inspired by the class he used to teach at Stanford — and he's never done an interview quite like this.
Here are 17 lessons:
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David Perellx.comA contractor said something during this project which I thought was both compassionate and the sign that he was a skilled professional, and I thought I’d share:
Scene: My mother, who has some mobility challenges, is sketching out what she wants in her kitchen. He listens.
Patrick McKenziex.com“People feel their membership reflects well on them because it shows they look at the world in a slightly different way from others,”
Kai Elmer Sotto • Get Together: How to build a community with your people
