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Solitude and Leadership (The American Scholar)

William Deresiewicz · 1 Mar 2010

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True leadership means being able to think for yourself and act on your convictions

Their wordsThat’s the first half of the lecture: the idea that true leadership means being able to think for yourself and act on your convictions.

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  1. Our reading

    True leadership means being able to think for yourself and act on your convictions

    Their wordsThat’s the first half of the lecture: the idea that true leadership means being able to think for yourself and act on your convictions.

  2. Our reading

    Multitasking is not thinking and impairs the ability to think, which means concentrating on one thing long enough

    Their wordsMultitasking, in short, is not only not thinking, it impairs your ability to think. Thinking means concentrating on one thing long enough to develop an idea about it.

  3. Our reading

    Solitude seems to be the very essence of leadership

    Their wordsBut it seems to me that solitude is the very essence of leadership.

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