- ?John Hyphen? on Twitter: “not only is public transport free in Brussels, but they even have a bus called “Not The 48” which takes you to a mystery location if you’re feeling a bit down or you just don’t have anything to do that day something for ot
- How the ring got good
Tolkien, for all his vaunted designs, only got to The Good Stuff when he was IN it, really working the text of the novels (or novel, if you consider The Lord of the Rings one big book). He could not worldbuild his way into a workable story; he had to muddle and discover and revise, just like the rest of us. - The Underrated Usefulness of Taking a Time Log – Scott H Young
One difficulty of gaining focus is that we rarely know where our attention goes. How much time do we spend on email versus doing our most valuable work? How much time do we spend scrolling social media versus seeing our friends in real life? We feel overwhelmed studying for a big exam, but how many hours went to actual studying, and how many were spent just worrying about it?