Monotony collapses time. Novelty unfolds it. ✨ Joshua Foer (2011). Moo…

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Monotony collapses time. Novelty unfolds it. ✨ Joshua Foer (2011). Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, p.61, Penguin
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Monotony collapses time. Novelty unfolds it. ✨ Joshua Foer (2011). Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, p.61, Penguin

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