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735 – “In an age of distraction nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.”

–Pico Iyer

Quote Number: 637

Source: Iyer, Pico. The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere. TED Books: New York. 2014.

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Posted in Iyer, Pico and tagged Age of Distraction, Distraction, Feel, Focus, Luxurious, Paying Attention, Respect, Sourced on January 27, 2019 by Chalax91. Leave a comment

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