William Deresiewicz
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American essayist and literary critic; taught English at Yale University from 1998 to 2008; author of A Jane Austen Education, Excellent Sheep, The Death of…
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Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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8 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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True leadership means being able to think for yourself and act on your convictions (opens korrents.com)
“That’s the first half of the lecture: the idea that true leadership means being able to think for yourself and act on your convictions.”
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Multitasking is not thinking and impairs the ability to think, which means concentrating on one thing long enough (opens korrents.com)
“Multitasking, in short, is not only not thinking, it impairs your ability to think. Thinking means concentrating on one thing long enough to develop an idea about it.”
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Solitude seems to be the very essence of leadership (opens korrents.com)
“But it seems to me that solitude is the very essence of leadership.”
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True leadership means being able to think for yourself and act on your convictions (opens korrents.com)