At the same time, we need to create a value system around technology that institutionalizes the immense benefits of uninterrupted think-time, the benefits of mindfulness, the benefits of seven to eight hours of sleep a night, the benefits of face-to-face interaction and the benefits of human empathy, compassion and caring.
The steep fitness costs of these behaviors, Hagen says, would not be offset by "more uninterrupted time to think".
He explains that the five-hour cross-country commute to MIT every third week has actually been beneficial to his productivity, providing uninterrupted time to think and learn.
We have a lot of episodes that will be uninterrupted, and I think that's the perfect way to see this show.
Best of all, because I had those long, uninterrupted hours to think and write, I was less frustrated, and more able to enjoy the days when I wasn't writing.
Socrates philosophized on the streets of Athens and at dinner parties with other individuals and groups of people, rather than just retreating into an isolated place where he could have enjoyed quiet solitude and uninterrupted time to think.
If you are in charge of an organization, force yourself to have regular and long stretches of uninterrupted time just to think things through.
This is also an opportunity for you to offer direction on priorities and strategy, since with your uninterrupted open time, you can think strategically about what's happening and communicate that to your direct reports.
In the original post, the business people I talked to said they found eating by themselves gave them an uninterrupted block of time to think.
The good thing about the airplane life is there is lots of uninterrupted time; to read, to think, to draw.
If you think peace, quiet and uninterrupted focus are the keys to good study habits, 16-year-old Ryan Arnold may prove you wrong.
