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Sunday Thoughts: The Moment. The Chapter. The Book / Units of Time (Updated)

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Below is an updated reflection. For me, there are three critical units of time: the moment, the chapter, and the book. The moment.

@Alfred_Lin: Units of Time If the game has gotten harder, the question is not how to work more hours. It’s which moments, chapters, and books are worth writing at all. -- My son is finishing his last week as a high school freshman. While cramming for finals, he was listening to "Non-Stop" from Hamilton. He complained he didn't have enough time and asked me how to think about it. For me, there are three critical units of time: the moment, the chapter, and the book. The moment. A friend shared an adage when my son was born: "The days are long, but the years are short." Every second counts becau

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