What Monks Can Teach Us About Paying Attention
Lessons from a centuries-long war against distraction.
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Lessons from a centuries-long war against distraction.
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The Working Catholic: Flee the World? by Bill Droel The monastic idea is to devote one’s entire attention to God. Doing so during the Middle Ages meant