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We say that children are bad at paying attention, but we really mean that they're bad at not paying attention - they easily get distracted by anything interesting. Alison Gopnik attentionbadchild Change image and share on social
The radio was an improvement on the telegraph but it didn't have the same exponential, transformative effect. Alison Gopnik effectexponentialimprovement Change image and share on social
Something like reading depends a lot on just having people around you who talk to you and read you books, more than sitting down and, say, doing a reading drill when you're 3 or 4 years old. Alison Gopnik bookdependdrill Change image and share on social
I've conducted an experiment on my kids. Instead of denying them access to media, I've encouraged it. They read comic books, play Nintendo and watch way too much TV. Matt Groening accessbookcomic Change image and share on social
In a small spacecraft, it was hard for the other two guys to sleep when the on-duty man was talking to Mission Control regularly. Henry Spencer controldutyguy Change image and share on social
After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand! Maria Semple bigchargedecade share on social