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But underlying all of this will be the single most important fact of the twenty-first century: the end of the population explosion. By 2050, advanced industrial countries will be losing population at a dramatic rate.
The Next 100 Years
George Friedman
Thus had Grant wrought in a seventeen-day campaign during which his army marched 180 miles, fought and won five engagements against separate enemy forces which if combined would have been almost as large as his own, inflicted 7,200 casualties at the cost of 4,300, and cooped up an apparently demoralized enemy in the Vicksburg defenses. Of all the tributes Grant received, the one he appreciated most came from his friend Sherman. “Until this moment I never thought your expedition a success,” Sherman told Grant on May 18 as he gazed down from the heights where his corps had been mangled the previous December. “I never could see the end clearly until now. But this is a campaign. This is a success if we never take the town.”6
The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom
James M. McPherson
Veteran actors know that after an intense session of memorizing lines, it’s best to take a nap immediately. If you’re memorizing music, or anything else, the best thing you can do after a cram session is to go to sleep for at least 90 minutes before you do anything that interferes with the information you just stuffed into your noggin. If you take a nap immediately after your most intense practice session of the day, you’ll learn the most quickly. It’s no coincidence that researchers who study experts find that this is exactly what they do. Nap time isn’t just for kids.
The Practice of Practice
Jonathan Harnum
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