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Writing can be really lonely, and I find that bit difficult. I'd rather be around my people, getting ideas.

~Daniel Kaluuya

Topics: Around Bit Difficult Find Getting Ideas Lonely People Rather Really Writing

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Getting new information through Web-surfing almost always feels more rewarding than having to generate new information in the work that is in front of us. It therefore takes increasing amounts of self-discipline to stay on task.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Almost Always Amount Feels Front Generate Getting Having Increasing Information More New Rewarding Self-Discipline Stay Takes Task Than Therefore Through Us Work

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The conscious mind can only pay attention to about four things at once. If you've got these nagging voices in your head telling you to remember to pick up the laundry and call so-and-so, they're competing in your brain for neural resources with the stuff you're actually trying to do, like getting your work done.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: About Actually Attention Brain Call Competing Conscious Conscious Mind Done Four Getting Got Head Laundry Like Mind Once Only Pay Pay Attention Pick Remember Resources Stuff Telling Things Trying Up Voices Work You Your

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Even though we think we're getting a lot done, ironically, multitasking makes us demonstrably less efficient.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Done Efficient Even Getting Ironically Less Lot Makes Think Though Us

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I actually became a producer because I saw the producers getting all the babes. They were stealing them from the guitarists.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Actually Became Because Getting Producer Producers Saw Stealing Them Were

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When you're bringing an idea to fruition, there are two distinct phases: the skeptic phase and the evangelist phase. During the first phase, you have to be willing to ask the hardest questions - is this idea worth pursuing? But once you are convinced, you flip a switch. It's about getting it done.

~Daniel Lubetzky

Topics: About Ask Bringing Convinced Distinct Done Evangelist First Flip Fruition Getting Hardest Idea Once Phase Phases Pursuing Questions Skeptic Switch Two Willing Worth You

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You can crank out Bitcoins on a PC, but it's an incredibly computer-intensive task, and it will keep getting harder as the number of Bitcoins in existence increases. Some people have pooled together hundreds of machines to 'mine' Bitcoins. Most folks, however, just buy them on an exchange.

~Daniel Lyons

Topics: Buy Crank Exchange Existence Folks Getting Harder However Hundreds Increases Incredibly Just Keep Machines Mine Most Number Out People Some Some People Task Them Together Will You Pc

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Carrier networks were originally built for connecting phone calls. Now they're getting swamped with bandwidth-hogging data applications. Keeping up will require huge investments. Who's going to pay for that?

~Daniel Lyons

Topics: Applications Built Calls Carrier Connecting Data Getting Going Huge Investments Keeping Networks Now Originally Pay Phone Phone Calls Require Up Were Will

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Some women have said, 'Gee, here I am getting involved with this fat guy, what will people think of me?' But they were converted and sometimes surprised.

~Daniel Pinkwater

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I played bass for a year, but I wasn't getting better at it, so I decided to stop so I could see my friends.

~Daniel Radcliffe

Topics: Bass Better Could Decided Friends Getting Getting Better Played See Stop Year

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