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Daniel Levitin Quotes

What it turns out is that we think we're multitasking, but we're not. The brain is sequential tasking: we flit from one thought to the next very, very rapidly, giving us the illusion that what we're doing is doing all these things at once.

Daniel Levitin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 27, 1957

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Brain Think Thought Giving Doing Us

When I started making films, it was never that I had this great ambition to only do gay-themed material.

Andrew Haigh

Great Ambition Never Started Only

People tune into court shows because they want to learn something and see resolution quickly.

Jeanine Pirro

People Resolution Learn Want See

I wasn't an academic looking in books for ideas. But I educated myself about historical work that was similar to mine, to provide a frame of reference that wasn't the usual frame of reference of the New York art world and Europe.

Michael Heizer

Work Art Myself New York Ideas New

Alex Gross is an L.A. artist who has become a friend. His work is really compelling.

Stana Katic

Work Friend Artist Become Who His

Well, actually, the Second City thing came about because I was taking a few improv classes there. I thought that the improv classes would help with my wrestling career, which it has.

Trish Stratus

City Thought Help Career Wrestling

It's actually cool to be positive and optimistic and idealistic. It's cool to see yourself doing beautiful, great things.

Tom DeLonge

Positive Beautiful Great Yourself

Immigration should be enforced in a proportional and humane manner.

Roger Mahony

Immigration Should Humane Enforced

When I was 16, I was like any other boy at that age who dreams of having a good physique.

Rohit Shetty

Good Dreams Age Boy Who Like

As an integral part of the Department of Agriculture, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service monitors our Nation's agriculture to protect against agricultural pests and diseases.

Mike Rogers

Health Service Animal Plant Protect

I am an independent film-maker first and foremost. I have always cut my own cloth.

Mira Nair

I Am Independent My Own First Always

I've always belonged to the street, and I always will. It's in my DNA.

Javier Bardem

Street Will DNA Always Belonged

To me, a sure-fire way to get in a rut is by sitting around playing by yourself for too long. You've gotta get out there and jam, man! You don't have to necessarily be in a band, all you've gotta have are a couple of buds who play too. They don't have to be guitarists either; jamming with a bassist or a drummer is cool.

Dimebag Darrell

Man Yourself Me Cool You Play