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Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you're doing.

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Sharon Salzberg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 5
Author
Writer
New York City
New York
Whatever
Dramatically
Restore
Mindfulness
Meditation
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Attention
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