How to retrain your shrinking attention span
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Only got 3 minutes? Author Ann Patchett explains how you can lengthen your attention span.
What’s the secret to writing novels? Or baking a perfect cake? Or even being a good friend? Author Ann Patchett says it’s all about the ability to stay focused and stop multitasking. Patchett gives her humble opinion on stretching your attention span through reading books.
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How to retrain your shrinking attention span
Clip: 3/12/2018 | 3m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
What’s the secret to writing novels? Or baking a perfect cake? Or even being a good friend? Author Ann Patchett says it’s all about the ability to stay focused and stop multitasking. Patchett gives her humble opinion on stretching your attention span through reading books.
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