The more news we consume, the more we exercise the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for reading deeply and thinking with profound focus.
If Hugh Miller, after toiling all day in a quarry, had devoted his evenings to rest and recreation, he would never have become a famous geologist.
David Beckham is a global superstar, devoted husband and down-to-earth dad of four.
The kicker is, the ingredients in these products often account for no more than 15% of the cost, according to Randy Schueller, a cosmetic chemist who has been in the beauty business for more than 30 years and is co-founder of The Beauty Brains, a website devoted to debunking cosmetic myths through science.
He devoted his life to writing the classical chronicle "Historical Events Retold as a Mirror for Government"(Zi Zhi Tong Jian).
The fairy was so devoted to her love that she gave up all her priviledges of being a fairy in heaven and came down on earth to live with her beloved.
So how is it possible that "Ernest Hemingway: Between Two Wars," which opens on Friday at the Morgan Library & Museum, is the first major museum exhibition devoted to Hemingway and his work?
I had read that every Hindu family in Bali had its own temple, or sanggah, but I hadn't imagined an entire section devoted to shrines representing different manifestations of the gods and the family's ancestors.
Those who argue that more resources should be devoted to teaching Stem subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) have a point, but not the point they generally make.
The idea that women can both be completely in love and completely devoted to themselves and to their life's work is new territory, and it's culminated in this feeling that we must do everything flawlessly.
Now if I should cut the fabric with the knife, all the previous efforts and time I've devoted would be wasted.
He relentlessly requested my brothers and I create grandchildren so that he could be a devoted grandfather.
He writes: "I should add that no mention of The Queen is complete without paying tribute to my grandfather Prince Philip, who has devoted his life to supporting her.
He devoted 43 years of his life, energy, and family fortune to preserving the Acadia landscape.
Conservationists hope to see additional population increases in the future, now that a new healthcare facility devoted entirely to the Hawaiian monk seal is up and running.
The technological distractions (emails and social media) and unending workloads have spawned an industry — books, blogs and executive coaches — devoted to "life hacks" aimed at increasing our individual productivity through efficiency.
On a trip to Disney World in Florida, my husband and I and our two children devoted us wholeheartedly to the attraction.
Upon visiting Nash at a mental institution, a colleague asked how a man so devoted to reason and logical truth could believe that extraterrestrials were sending him messages.
Fans are devoted to Mr.
Pets Are the Most Devoted Creatures Nowadays I meet more and more people totally disappointed in human friendship and love.
