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…wanted to sell all her things and travel the world indefinitely. And she wasn’t the first friend to approach me with this kind of plan. I couldn’t be sure, but I had the sneaking suspicion that she was mentally pictur…
…nuth’s unabashed priority on deep work and long periods of uninterrupted concentration. He lives a “monastic” lifestyle, largely alone with his thoughts and work, much like a monk in a temple.
… individuals from every other occupation that have developed their best and most lasting work from a lifestyle of near-total seclusion from the outside world.