
Daniel Levitin | Thinking Straight in an Age of Information Overload
The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
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The Importance of Attention in Creative Work
Despite all the knowledge that we have about managing attention, this is still a huge issue for people. We need to treat ourselves like children and allow ourselves to delay instant gratification of multitasking in favor of an idea really well developed. Everything creates an actual chemical addiction loop in the brain that's as difficult to break as a cocaine habit. But you're not going to do it without some real concerted effort, maybe even a system.
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