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7 Ancient Ideas That Will Improve Your Modern Life
Increase your focus by decreasing distraction and limiting options. The time to master something nowadays is the same it was for Renaissance apprentices (7 to 10 years), but it feels harder because of all the extra distractions we have.
Focus is a function, first and foremost, of limiting the number of options you give yourself for procrastinating.
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