Kyle Harrison
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Oshin Vartanian
Oshin Vartanian
Cited in How to Take Smart Notes (Vartanian 2009) for analyzing the daily workflows of Nobel Prize winners and other eminent scientists, concluding it’s not relentless focus but flexible focus that distinguishes them: “the problem-solving behavior of eminent scientists can alternate between extraordinary levels of focus on specific concepts and playful exploration of ideas… successful problem solving may be a function of flexible strategy application in relation to task demands.”