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		jcmontalbano on March 31, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Online Education's Dirty Secret - Awful Retention "We lack the ability to focus on what we are told to focus on," or indeed in general I find that I lack the ability to control what I'm focusing on. So I reduce distractions and work in a black box. With only one task in front of you, you get it done.

lifeisstillgood on March 31, 2013 [–]

That's it exactly - I guess the noise abatement society is really the self medicated ADD society.

I simply cannot work if I am not in a quiet environment.

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