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Attention requires time.

I am proud when I work on some task on the computer for more than one hour without checking my e-mail or a news-update.

Knowledge without commitment to a subject will remain superficial >

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    Twaalfhoven: Shared Listening

    Merlijn Twaalfhoven: Listeners in Concert

    A reflextion on the contemporary concert ritual with added comments, experiences and observations.

Keywords

Thinking, Connect, Duration, Day-to-day, Engagement, Control

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