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Just wanted to share Deresiewicz’s classic on the subject, for those who haven’t stumbled on it before: https://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/
by ssivark 5y ago
Just wanted to share Deresiewicz’s classic on the subject, for those who haven’t stumbled on it before: https://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/ https://theamericanscholar.org/solitude-and-leadership/
- waynesonfire 5y agothanks for sharing this. This is from 2009 and as I listen to it for the first time, seems just as applicable today.
- oakfr 5y agoThank you for sharing. What a beautiful talk.
- pixelmonkey 5y agoI love this essay. I had read it once before, but was so glad I stumbled on it today via your comment, as it hit me with perfect timing today. I enjoyed the audio reading, as well.
- simonebrunozzi 5y agoAmazing essay, thanks for making me discover it. This passage here is one of the many gems: > Multitasking, in short, is not only not thinking, it impairs your ability to think. Thinking means concentrating on one thing long enough to develop an idea about it.