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		<title>Dangerously Distracting Distractions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 16:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now would be the time to advance the cause. All the distractions of the world must disappear. If the distractions can disappear even for a moment, then the cause might advance forward beyond current expectations. Revelations about the cause develop almost spontaneously. Distractions crowd out momentum. A few ounces of momentum develop from necessity. However, necessity alone cannot maintain momentum. Movement toward something describes the very nature of momentum. Absolute desire to advance the cause builds the potential for forward progress. What drives progress within society? Does society inherently progress toward the future? A future defined by what? A future defined by the passage of time? Time advances with unstoppable momentum. Society stands within normative rules and conventions. Stream of consciousness writing can occur at anytime. All a creative developer of prose has to do is make the decision to begin stream of consciousness writing. Start by writing about whatever concepts or themes come to mind. Sometimes even writing about the various objects in the room presents enough intellectual challenge to spark the process. Creative writing certainly represents a unique world of opportunity beyond the constraints and conventions of academic writing. Without question, the very nature of academic writing changes [...]]]></description>
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