Are we Losing the Ability to Focus?
In the age of perpetual distraction, are we losing the ability to focus? Bridget Kendall is joined by three guests who have found a way to concentrate.
In the age of perpetual distraction, are we losing the ability to focus? Bridget Kendall is joined by three guests who have found a way to concentrate. David Hieatt is a Welsh denim jeans entrepreneur, his personal and professional maxim is 鈥渄o one thing well鈥�.
Slovenian violinist Miha Pogacnik uses music to empower business leaders and Icelandic lawyer Ragnar Jonasson is also a writer, his latest novel 鈥淪now Blind鈥� is a mystery set in a remote fishing village.
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Do your trousers tell a story?
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David Hieatt
David Hieatt is a Welsh manufacturer who has revived the traditional industry of denim production in his home town and advocates the pursuit of聽 slow craftsmanship, rather than goods mass-produced at speed.
Miha Pogacnik
Slovenian musician Miha Pogacnik is both a skilled concert violinist who has spent years perfecting his art, and a motivational speaker, who uses music to advise businesses on how to achieve success.
Ragnar Jonasson
Ragnar Jonasson's crime detective novels are best sellers in his native Iceland- but he's also a practising lawyer, a teacher of copyright law and a sometime journalist.
60 Second Idea to Change the World
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- Mon 21 Sep 2015 01:06GMT大象传媒 World Service except Australasia
- Tue 22 Sep 2015 08:06GMT大象传媒 World Service
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