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Our Culture Is An Edifice Built Of Externalized Memories.

The Way To Get Better At A Skill Is To Force Yourself To Practice Just Beyond Your Limits.

Part Of Being Creative Is Not Being Super-duper Focused.

Languages Are Something Of A Mess. They Evolve Over Centuries Through An Unplanned, Democratic Process That Leaves Them Teeming With Irregularities, Quirks, And Words Like 'knight.'

With Our Blogs And Tweets, Digital Cameras, And Unlimited-gigabyte E-mail Archives, Participation In The Online Culture Now Means Creating A Trail Of Always Present, Ever Searchable, Unforgetting External Memories That Only Grows As One Ages.