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A comment on Haruki Murakami and the Scarcity of Serious Thought.

Re:Haruki Murakami and the Scarcity of Serious Thought by agigao on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @04:57AM (#27589442)
Newport’s “achievements”, as he proudly presents as books, aren’t books but a printed product.

But still, this blog post bears a truth for me. I find it harder to sit down in a calm env. and concentrate on writing code for a prolonged period of time. Partially covid-19, remote work (and my gf) is to blame.

Regarding Murakami, I couldn’t find it interesting enough to finish a book. There are 2 types of fiction writers from my point of view: 1. Clever ones who know what they are writing *in* the process. 2. Writers who figure out what they wrote *after* the process.

And Murakami is the first kind.

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Re:Haruki Murakami and the Scarcity of Serious Thought by slver on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @05:03AM (#27589469)
> Newport’s “achievements”, as he proudly presents as books, aren’t books but a printed product.

I find it hard to parse your intent in saying that. All books fit the definition of "printed product".

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