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In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.

The Art of Stillness · 2014

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Iyer, Pico. The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere. Simon & Schuster/TED Books, 2014, ch. 6. Originally a TED Talk, 2013.

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