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Quotation of the Day: "Reason...

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Quotation of the Day: "Reason...

Submitted by communicatrix (not verified) on October 26, 2005 - 8:43am.

Quotation of the Day: “Reason #1067 why advertising sucks” Edition

I think my own addiction to narrow distractions while writing is a hard wire left from my days in advertising; if you aren’t coming up with an idea, you check email to see what other crisis looms. I have found

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Guest post: More on distractions, from Paul Ford By: ford (27 replies) October 24, 2005 - 2:58am
  • Paul, Thank you for this article.... By: Tait (2005-10-24 04:45)
  • I, also, am very, very... By: Zak (2005-10-24 05:08)
  • Reading Paul's thoughts on dealing... By: Jeff (2005-10-24 05:14)
  • I haven't finished reading this... By: Anthony (2005-10-24 06:51)
  • "I can spend hours browsing... By: korinthe (2005-10-24 08:57)
  • The Neo seems like overkill... By: Matt Haughey (2005-10-24 12:08)
  • internet librarian 05: expert panel... By: mamamusings (2005-10-24 12:08)
  • What a great piece. ... By: Paul (2005-10-24 12:09)
  • [...] Guest post: More on... By: lemasney.com » Blog Archive » Guest post: More o (2005-10-24 14:07)
  • I've been struggling with an... By: eric n. (2005-10-24 14:23)
  • [...] Another great Paul Ford... By: Seanco » Blog Archive » Guest post: More on dist (2005-10-24 15:00)
  • Thank you for this article,... By: Rebecca (2005-10-25 03:11)
  • Oh, dear- a neo and... By: Clementina (2005-10-25 06:42)
  • Are there “good” distractions? by Paul... By: Roger Carr (2005-10-25 18:11)
  • ok, here's a question that... By: Ian Cheung (2005-10-25 22:05)
  • Ian - does anyone... By: Rebecca (2005-10-26 02:44)
  • Revolution of the High-Tech Luddites I've... By: communicatrix (2005-10-26 03:46)
  • Quotation of the Day: "Reason... By: communicatrix (2005-10-26 08:43)
  • [...] Guest post: More on... By: The Real Adam 2.0 » Blog Archive » Linkily aweso (2005-10-26 10:30)
  • Rebecca, thanks for the suggestion, I... By: Ian Cheung (2005-10-27 01:33)
  • Ian - if you use... By: Rebecca (2005-10-27 04:03)
  • [...] Two Paul Ford references... By: The Sound of Crickets Chirping » Blog Archive » (2005-10-27 10:17)
  • [...] When I’m not getting... By: at Litwack.org (2005-10-27 14:51)
  • I got to this article... By: Gardner Campbell (2005-11-01 07:44)
  • [...] Guest post: More on... By: joga » Blog Archive » daily del.icio.us (2005-11-01 14:27)
  • I also arrived at the... By: Rangi (2005-11-02 02:33)
  • Guest post: More on distractions,... By: Paulo Coutinho (2005-11-03 10:45)
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