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“Temperamentally anxious people can have a hard time staying motivated, period, because their intense focus on their worries distracts them from their goals.”
― Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life
― Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life
“Passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before. In other words, what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it.”
― So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
― So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
“If you really want to focus on something, says Castellanos, the optimum amount of time to spend on it is ninety minutes. "Then change tasks. And watch out for interruptions once you're really concentrating, because it will take you twenty minutes to recover.”
― Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life
― Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life
Julie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Julie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Business, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, and Young-adult
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