The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you stay up to date with what your friends are doing,[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.

When he got to law school he knew he'd have to put his shoulder to the wheel to succeed.

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They should have finished by now; I'll call them to check.