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Paul Graham on Ambition, Art, and Evaluating Talent

Conversations with Tyler

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High-Cost Interruptions in Human Activities

Math and programming are high-cost interruption activities./nPainting is less affected by interruptions compared to math and programming./nInterruptions can cause a loss of train of thought and require starting over./nActivities that require building a complex mental model are more susceptible to interruptions.

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