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How Hedgehogs and Wilco Can Make You More Productive

Posted by Jan Wencel on Tue, Oct 18, 2011
  
  
  
  

Following is an edited passage from The Elegance of the Hedgehog, a book I recently finished thanks to my photographer friend.

"In the morning, as a rule, I always take a moment to listen to music...it sets the tone of the day...it is music that helps me to endure...music is not merely a pleasure to the ears the way that gastronomy is to the palate...it's very simple but also sort of complicated to explain...to write a profound thought, I have to put myself onto a very special stratum...I have to forget myself and at the same time be superconcentrated...and to activate the mechanism there's nothing better than a little music...

If you're itching to reach a special stratum this afternoon...to check something important off your list, see if this NPR Tiny Desk Concert featuring Wilco can ignite your productivity engine. Enjoy!

wilco tiny desk concert

BTW, to find the passage I shared, I did not thumb through my book. I searched "the elegance of the hedgehog music" in Google Books and the first result contained what I wanted. That's right, Google has loads of books scanned and at the ready for you to preview and/or download in PDF form. The also have reference pages, links to buy the book, or borrow one from a library. When I tested the "Find in a library" feature, it delivered several nearby Chicago outlets--the first in Naperville where my office is located.

BTW2, thanks to TowProgram for the Wilco tip.

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