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Writing is the process of finding something to distract you from writing, and of all the helpful distractions - adultery, alcohol and acedia, all of which aided our writing fathers - none can equal the Internet.

~Adam Gopnik

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Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.

~Adam Hochschild

Topics: Distractions Hard Plentiful Short Time Work

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I write four books a year. I'm very fortunate that I write quickly; around 3,500 words a day. Being strict about delineating my writing time and personal life, as well as keeping distractions at bay, is the only way I can accomplish this.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: About Accomplish Around Bay Being Books Day Distractions Fortunate Four Keeping Life Only Personal Personal Life Quickly Strict Time Very Way Well Words Write Writing Year I Can I Write

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The difference between face-to-face conversation and any other medium of communication is simple: No distractions are permitted.

~Alexandra Petri

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I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do.

~Andrew Bogut

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I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Advertising Am Approve Avalanche Become Believe Big Bites Buried Campaigns Distractions Even Gets Hearing Issues Know Me Message Money Seem Serious Sick Silly Small Sound Things Trivial Truth You

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The most obvious drawback of social media is that they are aggressive distractions.

~Bill Keller

Topics: Aggressive Distractions Media Most Obvious Social Social Media

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Having seen first-hand how complex and difficult the job is, I believe it vital that the president be able to focus on his never-ending tasks with as few distractions as possible.

~Brett Kavanaugh

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One of the points about distractions is that everything that they do is destabilizing.

~Bruce Sterling

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Research has shown that time pressure leads to tunnel vision and that people think more creatively when they are calm, unhurried and free from stress and distractions. We all know this from experience.

~Carl Honore

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