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Megan
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Ch. 3
Sleep deprived children= hyperactive.
Sleep drastically affects focus, long term memory. sleep routine very important for children/adults
Shoot for 10pm bedtime for me
brains clean toxins when we are asleep. used to use physical light to tell us when to wake & sleep. Now we have too much artificial.
When light dims we get boost of energy so need to dim early.
No artificial light no screens two hrs before bed
— Jan 08, 2026 09:50AM
Sleep deprived children= hyperactive.
Sleep drastically affects focus, long term memory. sleep routine very important for children/adults
Shoot for 10pm bedtime for me
brains clean toxins when we are asleep. used to use physical light to tell us when to wake & sleep. Now we have too much artificial.
When light dims we get boost of energy so need to dim early.
No artificial light no screens two hrs before bed
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Megan
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Ch. 5
Mind wandering or day dreaming is good for you. Letting your mind breathe without podcast or music. No specific focus just drifting from thought to thought.
Deep focus is good and mind wandering is good both are different.
— Jan 10, 2026 07:08PM
Mind wandering or day dreaming is good for you. Letting your mind breathe without podcast or music. No specific focus just drifting from thought to thought.
Deep focus is good and mind wandering is good both are different.
Megan
is on page 91 of 357
Ch. 4
Literacy and complex thinking is falling. People don’t read enough literary fiction. We understand more, reading on paper than on screen. Other mediums and how u get information also changes the way you perceive that info and the world. Twitter, Facebook, instagram fuels that the world is shallow and simple. Books are complex. Reading Fiction especially helps build empathy. Children need storybooks and movies
— Jan 10, 2026 09:32AM
Literacy and complex thinking is falling. People don’t read enough literary fiction. We understand more, reading on paper than on screen. Other mediums and how u get information also changes the way you perceive that info and the world. Twitter, Facebook, instagram fuels that the world is shallow and simple. Books are complex. Reading Fiction especially helps build empathy. Children need storybooks and movies
Megan
is on page 63 of 357
Loving this
We are in the Great Acceleration, have more information than ever and too much to process
Distraction steals our focus, our time and our ability to make memories. P40
Tie yourself to the mast and make the right / hard decision now for your future self
Free undistracted time = creativity
Practice monotasking
Flow state needs single goal, meaningful, edge of ability- they save us. What a waste of life p.61
— Jan 07, 2026 08:46AM
We are in the Great Acceleration, have more information than ever and too much to process
Distraction steals our focus, our time and our ability to make memories. P40
Tie yourself to the mast and make the right / hard decision now for your future self
Free undistracted time = creativity
Practice monotasking
Flow state needs single goal, meaningful, edge of ability- they save us. What a waste of life p.61
