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_OIDHCHE SHEANCHAIS_ (, “A Night of Storytelling”; variously given as _The Storyteller, The Story Teller, Storyteller's Night, Night of Story-telling_) is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It was produced during the sound recording session for his more famous docufiction film _Man of Aran_ in London, and is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film.[1][2][3]

Production

_Oidhche Sheanchais_ was filmed at Gaumont Studios.[4]

Plot

Four islanders (the actual cast of _Man of Aran_) gather around the hearth to hear island seanchaí Seáinín Tom Ó Dioráin tell a traditional story.

Loss and rediscovery

The film opened in a small number of cinemas in Dublin and Cork on St. Patrick's Day in 1935.[5] The press reaction was generally favourable with reviewers impressed by the seanchaí's performance. A critic from _The Irish Times_ praised the film, although he did not understand Irish. But the public's reaction was one of apathy and it was withdrawn from general release after a week or two.[6]

A fire was believed to have destroyed all copies in 1943, but a nitrate distribution print was re-cataloged in 2012 in Harvard University's Houghton Library and soon pointed out by researchers. A restored 35 mm version was premiered in 2015.[7]

This version is only 11 minutes in length. Other records of a 20-minute version featuring exterior shots of the cottage appear to have been erroneous.

In November 2016, the film received its first ever television broadcast on TG4, Ireland's national language station. It was preceded by a 38 minute documentary called _Oíche Chaillte an tSeanchaí (The Lost Night of the Storyteller)_. Directed by Kieran Concannon, this gave the background story of _Oidhche Sheanchais_.[8][9]

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title: Oidhche Sheanchais

question: Who directed Oidche Sheanchais (A Night of Storytelling)?

answer: Robert J. Flaherty

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answer: Robert J. Flaherty

text: "_OIDHCHE SHEANCHAIS_ (, “A Night of Storytelling”; variously given as _The Storyteller, The Story Teller, Storyteller's Night, Night of Story-telling_) is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty." is evidence that the director is Robert J. Flaherty.

answer: Robert J. Flaherty directed Oidche Sheanchais.

text: "_OIDHCHE SHEANCHAIS_ (, “A Night of Storytelling”; variously given as _The Storyteller, The Story Teller, Storyteller's Night, Night of Story-telling_) is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty." is evidence that the director is Robert J. Flaherty.

answer: Robert J. Flaherty.

text: "_OIDHCHE SHEANCHAIS_ (, “A Night of Storytelling”; variously given as _The Storyteller, The Story Teller, Storyteller's Night, Night of Story-telling_) is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty." is evidence that the director is Robert J. Flaherty.

question: What is unique about Oidche Sheanchais (A Night of Storytelling)?

answer: It has the first Irish language sync sound film.

text: "is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film." is proof that the film is unique and known for its Irish language sync sound film.

answer: It is the first Irish language sync sound film.

text: "is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film." is proof that the film is unique and known for its Irish language sync sound film.

answer: Oidche Sheanchais is the first Irish language sync sound film.

text: "is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film." is proof that the film is unique and known for its Irish language sync sound film.

answer: Oidche Sheanchais is the first Irish language sync sound film.

text: "is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film." is proof that the film is unique and known for its Irish language sync sound film.

question: What happened to the film in 1943?

answer: A fire was believed to have destroyed all the film copies.

text: "A fire was believed to have destroyed all copies in 1943, but a nitrate distribution print was re-cataloged in 2012 in Harvard University's Houghton Library and soon pointed out by researchers." is evidence that the fire destroyed the film copies.

answer: The film was believed to have been destroyed in a fire. However, a copy was recently rediscovered and restored.

text: The second sentence does not answer the question.

refinement: The film was believed to have been destroyed in a fire.

text: "A fire was believed to have destroyed all copies in 1943, but a nitrate distribution print was re-cataloged in 2012 in Harvard University's Houghton Library and soon pointed out by researchers." is evidence that the fire destroyed the film copies.

answer: The film was destroyed in a fire.

text: "A fire was believed to have destroyed all copies in 1943, but a nitrate distribution print was re-cataloged in 2012 in Harvard University's Houghton Library and soon pointed out by researchers." is evidence that the fire destroyed the film copies.

answer: A fire was believed to have destroyed all copies.

text: "A fire was believed to have destroyed all copies in 1943, but a nitrate distribution print was re-cataloged in 2012 in Harvard University's Houghton Library and soon pointed out by researchers." is evidence that the fire destroyed the film copies.

question: Where did the film receive its first-ever television broadcast?

answer: The film received its first-ever television broadcast on TG4, Ireland's national language station.

text: "In November 2016, the film received its first ever television broadcast on TG4, Ireland's national language station." is proof of the answer.

answer: The film received its first-ever television broadcast on TG4, Ireland's national language station.

text: "In November 2016, the film received its first ever television broadcast on TG4, Ireland's national language station." is proof of the answer.

answer: It was first broadcasted on TG4, Ireland's national lauguage television.

text: "lauguage" is misspelled.

refinement: It was first broadcasted on TG4, Ireland's national language television.

text: "In November 2016, the film received its first ever television broadcast on TG4, Ireland's national language station." is proof of the answer.

answer: Ireland

text: While this is true, it's not very specific.

refinement: The film received its first ever television broadcast on TG4, Ireland's national language station, Ireland.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer:
Oidche Sheanchais (A Night of Storytelling) is the first-ever film to utilize an Irish sync sound. The film received critical praise when it was released in 1935.

Around 1943, it was believed that a fire had destroyed all the copies of the film. However, a copy was discovered in 2012 in Havard University's Houghton Library. In November 2016, TG4 (Ireland's national language station) broadcasted Oidche Sheanchais in a first-ever showing of the film on TV.

answer: "Oidhche Sheanchais" is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It is the first Irish language film to feature sound, and tells a traditional story around a hearth. Unfortunately, the film was not well-received upon release and was believed to have been lost until a copy was rediscovered in 2012. It was recently broadcast on TG4.

text: It would be better for readers to know how the copies were lost.

refinement: "Oidhche Sheanchais" is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It is the first Irish language film to feature sound, and tells a traditional story around a hearth. Unfortunately, the film was not well-received upon release and most of the copies were believed to have been lost in a fire until a copy was rediscovered in 2012. It was recently broadcast on TG4.

text: unnecessary comma.

refinement: "Oidhche Sheanchais" is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It is the first Irish language film to feature sound and tells a traditional story around a hearth. Unfortunately, the film was not well-received upon release and most of the copies were believed to have been lost in a fire until a copy was rediscovered in 2012. It was recently broadcast on TG4.

text: The summary should specify that the film was not well-received by the public but well-received among critics.

refinement: "Oidhche Sheanchais" is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It is the first Irish language film to feature sound and tells a traditional story around a hearth. Unfortunately, the film was not well-received upon release despite it being favorable to critics and most of the copies were believed to have been lost in a fire until a copy was rediscovered in 2012. It was recently broadcast on TG4.

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refinement: "Oidhche Sheanchais" is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It is the first Irish language film to feature sound and tells a traditional story around a hearth. Unfortunately, the film was not well-received upon release despite it being favorable to critics. Most of the copies were believed to have been lost in a fire until a copy was rediscovered in 2012. It was recently broadcast on TG4.

answer: Oidhche Sheanchais is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It was produced during the sound recording session for his more famous docufiction film Man of Aran in London, and is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film.

text: The summary does not explain the film's loss and rediscovery.

refinement: Oidhche Sheanchais is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It was produced during the sound recording session for his more famous docufiction film Man of Aran in London, and is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film. It was not well received and multiple copies were lost in a fire during 1943. In 2012, a copy was rediscovered and eventually restored by 2015.

text: The summary does not explain when the film was aired on television.

refinement: Oidhche Sheanchais is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It was produced during the sound recording session for his more famous docufiction film Man of Aran in London, and is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film. It was not well received and multiple copies were lost in a fire during 1943. In 2012, a copy was rediscovered and eventually restored by 2015. The film was later aired on television in November of 2016.

text: unnecessary comma.

refinement: Oidhche Sheanchais is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It was produced during the sound recording session for his more famous docufiction film Man of Aran in London and is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film. It was not well received and multiple copies were lost in a fire during 1943. In 2012, a copy was rediscovered and eventually restored by 2015. The film was later aired on television in November of 2016.

answer:
Oidche Sheanchais is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It was filmed at Gaumont Studios. It is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film.

The film opened in a small number of cinemas in Dublin and Cork on St. Patrick's Day in 1935. The press reaction was generally favorable with reviewers impressed by the seanchaí's performance.

A fire was believed to have destroyed all copies in 1943, but a nitrate distribution print was re-cataloged in 2012 in Harvard University's Houghton Library and soon pointed out by researchers.

text: "and soon pointed out by researchers" is irrelevant to the rest of the text.

refinement:
Oidche Sheanchais is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It was filmed at Gaumont Studios. It is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film.

The film opened in a small number of cinemas in Dublin and Cork on St. Patrick's Day in 1935. The press reaction was generally favorable with reviewers impressed by the seanchaí's performance.

A fire was believed to have destroyed all copies in 1943, but a nitrate distribution print was re-cataloged in 2012 in Harvard University's Houghton Library.

text: The summary does not explain when the film was aired on television.

refinement:
Oidche Sheanchais is a 1935 Irish film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. It was filmed at Gaumont Studios. It is notable as the first Irish language sync sound film.

The film opened in a small number of cinemas in Dublin and Cork on St. Patrick's Day in 1935. The press reaction was generally favorable with reviewers impressed by the seanchaí's performance.

A fire was believed to have destroyed all copies in 1943, but a nitrate distribution print was re-cataloged in 2012 in Harvard University's Houghton Library and was later aired on television in November of 2016.


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MARIA WIEDMAIER (born MARIA SIEGLOCH: 19 October 1896 – 20 October 1977) was a German political activist (KPD) who engaged in anti-fascist resistance during the twelve Nazi years. She spent most of that time in a succession of state detention institutions, ending the war as a survivor from the Ravensbrück concentration camp.[1][2]

Life

Family provenance and early years

Maria Siegloch was born in Zuffenhausen, a quarter of Stuttgart on the city's north side. The third of her parents' seven recorded children, she was born into a “railway family”. Between 1910 and 1916 she worked at the Salamander shoe factory in nearby Kornwestheim. Meanwhile, war broke out in 1914, and from 1916 she was working at a munitions factory in Feuerbach. It was here that she met Albert Volz, a co-worker whom she married that same year.[3]

Weimar years

At the end of 1918 she joined the Independent Social Democratic Party (_“Unabhängige Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands”_ / USPD) which had broken away from the mainstream Social Democratic Party (SPD) following vigorous internal party disagreement over whether or not to support funding for the war. When the USPD in turn splintered she was a member of the left wing majority who moved across to the newly emerging Communist Party. Together with Heinrich Rau and Eugen Wiedmaier[4] she was a co-founder, in 1923, of the Communist Party's Zuffenhausen branch.[5]

The marriage to Albert Volz had been blessed with a son, but in other respects Volz was by this point out of the picture: in 1923 she married Eugen Wiedmaier[6] and the two of them relocated to Berlin. This turned out to only be the first of several moves undertaken in connection with party work. The focus of her party work at this stage was on women's matters and youth issues. In 1924/25 she worked in a party secretarial capacity for the party regional leadership (_Bezirksleitung_) in Saarbrücken, at the heart of an industrial region in western Germany still, at this stage, under French occupation. From 1925 she was a designated “party instructor” for the Party Central Committee. Party work also took her to the Palatinate.[7]

In 1929/30 she was a student at the Comintern's International Lenin School in Moscow. On returning to Germany she took a full-time position with the district leadership team for the important Berlin-Brandenburg region.[8] The political backdrop changed following the Nazi power seizure in January 1933. The Reichstag fire at the end of February 1933 was immediately blamed on “communists”. Meanwhile, the new government lost no time in converting Germany into a one-party dictatorship. Nevertheless, between January 1933 and April 1935 Wiedmeier worked (illegally) as a party instructor in Berlin. From 1934 she was actively engaged with the “Anti-militarist” group around Emil Pietzuch, undertaking several covert trips to Moscow as a courier.[9] According to a subsequent court determination she was also involved in the “Resistance Group G” headed up by .[10]

Nazi years

Eugen Wiedmaier was arrested in January 1934 in Karlsruhe and detained pending trial. His trial followed at the end of the year and he received a thirty-month prison term. However, before the term had been expunged he faced another trial which ended with a -year sentence. In the event, after six years in solitary confinement in Ludwigsburg jail, Eugen Wiedmeier was murdered there.[11] On 6 April 1935 Maria Wiedmaier was arrested in Berlin. There followed nearly three years in “investigative custody”. On 28 February 1938 she faced the court.[12] She testified that she had been disinherited by her father, while her inheritance from her mother's estate along with her own household goods and furniture had been appropriated by the Gestapo “to cover court costs”.[13] She was sentenced to a five and a half year prison term.[14] As matters turned out, as early as October 1940 she was transferred to the Ravensbrück concentration camp, where she spent the rest of the war.[15]

Soviet occupation zone / German Democratic Republic

With the end of the war, formally in May 1945, Maria Wiedmeier was freed from the concentration camp. Surrounding Berlin, a large region of what had been Germany was now administered as the Soviet occupation zone (after October 1949 relaunched as the Soviet sponsored German Democratic Republic). Between 1945 and 1949 she worked in the social services department in Berlin's Charlottenburg quarter.[16] She now took part in constructing anti-fascist structures in the Berlin administration and led the Fascism Victim's (Opfer des Faschismus / OdF) Committee in Charlottenburg. She was one of the speakers at the first OdF demonstration, in 1945.[17] After the division of the city administration she became an employee of the Council (_Magistrat_) of East Berlin. In 1948 she received a formal reprimand on account of “deficiencies in the cooperation of the VVN and the SED”.[18] The VVN was the Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime: the SED was the recently constructed Socialist Unity Party which was rapidly becoming the ruling party in a new kind of one-party dictatorship.

In 1949 she moved briefly to Zuffenhausen, since 1945 in the US occupation zone, where she stayed with her son in an attempt to recover her health, still shattered as a result of her wartime experiences.[19][20]

She then settled back in East Germany where she married , a Buchenwald survivor who at one stage became General Secretary of the VVN.[21]

In 1976 she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit (gold clasp)[22][23] having already received lower levels of the award in 1958 and 1971.

Maria Wiedmeier died on 20 December 1977 in Glienicke near Potsdam.[24]

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title: Maria Wiedmaier

question: Who was Maria Wiedmaier?

answer: A political activist.

answer: Maria Wiedmaier was a German political activist who engaged in anti-fascist resistance during the twelve Nazi years.

answer: She was a German political activist who engaged in anti-fascist resistance during the twelve Nazi years.

answer: Maria Wiedmaier was a German political activist who engaged in anti-fascist resistance during the Nazi years. She spent most of that time in a succession of state detention institutions, eventually surviving the war as a survivor from the Ravensbrück concentration camp.

question: Where was she from?

answer: Germany.

answer: She was born in Zuffenhausen, a quarter of Stuttgart on the city's north side.

text: Tell us where Stuttgart is in case we don't know

refinement: She was born in Zuffenhausen, a quarter of Stuttgart on the city's north side, in Germany.

answer: According to the passage, Maria Wiedmeier was originally from Zuffenhausen, a quarter of Stuttgart in Germany.

answer: Zuffenhausen, a quarter of Stuttgart on the city's north side.

text: Tell us where Stuttgart is in case we don't know

refinement: Zuffenhausen, a quarter of Stuttgart on the city's north side, in Germany.

question: How many siblings did she have?

answer: Six.

answer: She had seven siblings.

text: There were seven children so she had six siblings.

answer: According to the passage, Maria Siegloch had three siblings.

text: There were seven children so she had six siblings.

refinement: According to the passage, Maria Siegloch had six siblings.

answer: She had three siblings.

text: There were seven children so she had six siblings.

question: What was her birth surname?

answer: Siegloch.

answer: The author does not provide the author's birth surname.

text: Abject falsehood

answer: Siegloch

answer: Siegloch.

question: Write a ~12 sentence summary.

answer: Maria Wiedmaier was a German political activist who was imprisoned during the Nazi years. She was eventually sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, and after the war she returned to East Germany where she continued her activism. She was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1976, and died in 1977.

text: A bit more information for a 12 sentence summary.

refinement: Maria Wiedmaier was a German political activist who was imprisoned during the Nazi years. She was eventually sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, and after the war she returned to East Germany where she continued her activism. Maria Wiedmaier was also a Holocaust survivor, having been sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp in 1940 following a lengthy legal detention in Germany. She remained there until the end of the war. Her husband was murdered in prison. After the war, she worked in social services and took part in construction anti-fascist structures. Her health had suffered greatly due to her wartime and life experiences. Wiedmaier married a third time, to a fellow concentration camp survivor. In 1976, she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit. Wiedmaier died in 1977.

answer: Maria Wiedmaier (nee Siegloch) was a German political and human rights activist known for her stance against fascism. Early in life she had worked in factories, and she focused on women's and children's issues. In her teen years, Wiedmaier gravitated toward socialist and Communist ideals and would go on to co-found the Communist Party's Zuffenhausen branch. She was married twice before World War II-the second to fellow activist Eugen Wiedmaier-and had one child. Maria Wiedmaier was also a Holocaust survivor, having been sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp in 1940 following a lengthy legal detention in Germany. She remained there until the end of the war. Her husband was murdered in prison. After the war, she worked in social services and took part in construction anti-fascist structures. Her health had suffered greatly due to her wartime and life experiences. Wiedmaier married a third time, to a fellow concentration camp survivor. In 1976, she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit. Wiedmaier died in 1977.

answer: Maria Wiedmaier was a German political activist who engaged in anti-fascist resistance during the twelve Nazi years. She spent most of that time in a succession of state detention institutions, ending the war as a survivor from the Ravensbrück concentration camp.

text: Could be longer if it is supposed to be 12 sentences.

refinement: Maria Wiedmaier was a German political activist who engaged in anti-fascist resistance during the twelve Nazi years. She spent most of that time in a succession of state detention institutions, ending the war as a survivor from the Ravensbrück concentration camp. In 1929/30 she was a student at the Comintern's International Lenin School in Moscow. On returning to Germany she took a full-time position with the district leadership team for the important Berlin-Brandenburg region. The political backdrop changed following the Nazi power seizure in January 1933. Eugen Wiedmaier was arrested in January 1934 in Karlsruhe and detained pending trial. His trial followed at the end of the year and he received a thirty-month prison term. However, before the term had been expunged he faced another trial which ended with a -year sentence. In the event, after six years in solitary confinement in Ludwigsburg jail, Eugen Wiedmeier was murdered there. On 6 April 1935 Maria Wiedmeier was arrested in Berlin. After the war, she worked in social services and took part in construction anti-fascist structures. Her health had suffered greatly due to her wartime and life experiences. Wiedmaier married a third time, to a fellow concentration camp survivor. In 1976, she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit. Wiedmaier died in 1977.

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Maria Wiedmeier was a German political activist who engaged in anti-fascist resistance during the twelve Nazi years. She spent most of that time in a succession of state detention institutions, ending the war as a survivor from the Ravensbrück concentration camp.

She was born Maria Siegloch in Zuffenhausen, a quarter of Stuttgart on the city's north side. The third of her parents' seven recorded children, she was born into a “railway family”.

At the end of 1918 she joined the Independent Social Democratic Party (USPD) which had broken away from the mainstream Social Democratic Party (SPD) following vigorous internal party disagreement over whether or not to support funding for the war. When the USPD in turn splintered she was a member of the left wing majority who moved across to the newly emerging Communist Party.

She married Albert Volz in 1916 and the two of them relocated to Berlin. This turned out to only be the first of several moves undertaken in connection with party work. The focus of her party work at this stage was on women's matters and youth issues.

In 1929/30 she was a student at the Comintern's International Lenin School in Moscow. On returning to Germany she took a full-time position with the district leadership team for the important Berlin-Brandenburg region.

The political backdrop changed following the Nazi power seizure in January 1933. The Reichstag fire at the end of February 1933 was immediately blamed on “communists”. Meanwhile, the new government lost no time in converting Germany into a one-party dictatorship.

Eugen Wiedmaier was arrested in January 1934 in Karlsruhe and detained pending trial. His trial followed at the end of the year and he received a thirty-month prison term. However, before the term had been expunged he faced another trial which ended with a -year sentence. In the event, after six years in solitary confinement in Ludwigsburg jail, Eugen Wiedmeier was murdered there.

On 6 April 1935 Maria Wiedmeier was arrested in Berlin. There followed nearly three years in “investigative custody”. On 28 February 1938 she faced the court. She testified that she had been disinherited by her father, while her inheritance from her mother's

text: Incomplete sentence at the end, and the summary has trouble focussing on the correct details

refinement:
Maria Wiedmeier was a German political activist who engaged in anti-fascist resistance during the twelve Nazi years. She spent most of that time in a succession of state detention institutions, ending the war as a survivor from the Ravensbrück concentration camp.

She was born Maria Siegloch in Zuffenhausen, a quarter of Stuttgart on the city's north side. The third of her parents' seven recorded children, she was born into a “railway family”.

At the end of 1918 she joined the Independent Social Democratic Party (USPD) which had broken away from the mainstream Social Democratic Party (SPD) following vigorous internal party disagreement over whether or not to support funding for the war. When the USPD in turn splintered she was a member of the left wing majority who moved across to the newly emerging Communist Party.

She married Albert Volz in 1916 and the two of them relocated to Berlin. This turned out to only be the first of several moves undertaken in connection with party work. The focus of her party work at this stage was on women's matters and youth issues.

In 1929/30 she was a student at the Comintern's International Lenin School in Moscow. On returning to Germany she took a full-time position with the district leadership team for the important Berlin-Brandenburg region.

The political backdrop changed following the Nazi power seizure in January 1933. The Reichstag fire at the end of February 1933 was immediately blamed on “communists”. Meanwhile, the new government lost no time in converting Germany into a one-party dictatorship.

Eugen Wiedmaier was arrested in January 1934 in Karlsruhe and detained pending trial. His trial followed at the end of the year and he received a thirty-month prison term. However, before the term had been expunged he faced another trial which ended with a -year sentence. In the event, after six years in solitary confinement in Ludwigsburg jail, Eugen Wiedmeier was murdered there.

On 6 April 1935 Maria Wiedmeier was arrested in Berlin. There followed nearly three years in “investigative custody”. On 28 February 1938 she faced the court. She survived the concentration camps. After the war, she worked in social services and took part in construction anti-fascist structures. Her health had suffered greatly due to her wartime and life experiences. Wiedmaier married a third time, to a fellow concentration camp survivor. In 1976, she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit. Wiedmaier died in 1977.


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A piece of ART here, a bit of ACCESSORY there, can add intrigue and interest to an otherwise mundane space.

All these elements in harmony with each other can create inspired areas. Possibilities are endless. The best path to choose is the one that leads you to a space you would be delighted to call your own.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize how you can narrow down a style.

answer: At first, there are limitless choices. In simplifying your choices, trim down your options to organic and geometric styles, and then something in for colour.

text: The highlighted text is vague and doesn't really explain anything. It needs to be revised.

refinement: When it comes to redecorating a space, people are surrounded by countless choices. It can be narrowed down by adding color (accent pieces, pillows, wall paint) texture (exterior surface finish), fabrics (drapes, couch), lighting, art, and accessories.

answer: According to the narrator, you can add colour via accent pieces, pillows or paint on a wall. A twist on the look can be added by blending textures, while fabric at home can add the warmth and comfort you crave. A traveller's home can be an ode to his adventures, while a collector's passion can be revealed on his walls. There is plenty one can choose from to set a space to suit their personality.

text: Change the spelling to American.

refinement: According to the narrator, you can add color via accent pieces, pillows or paint on a wall. A twist on the look can be added by blending textures, while fabric at home can add the warmth and comfort you crave. A traveler's home can be an ode to his adventures, while a collector's passion can be revealed on his walls. There is plenty one can choose from to set a space to suit their personality.

text: "or" - add a comma.

refinement: According to the narrator, you can add color via accent pieces, pillows, or paint on a wall. A twist on the look can be added by blending textures, while fabric at home can add the warmth and comfort you crave. A traveler's home can be an ode to his adventures, while a collector's passion can be revealed on his walls. There is plenty one can choose from to set a space to suit their personality.

text: is" - change to "are"

refinement: According to the narrator, you can add color via accent pieces, pillows, or paint on a wall. A twist on the look can be added by blending textures, while fabric at home can add the warmth and comfort you crave. A traveler's home can be an ode to his adventures, while a collector's passion can be revealed on his walls. There are plenty one can choose from to set a space to suit their personality.

text: "you" - change to "homeowners"

refinement: According to the narrator, homeowners can add color via accent pieces, pillows, or paint on a wall. A twist on the look can be added by blending textures, while fabric at home can add the warmth and comfort you crave. A traveler's home can be an ode to his adventures, while a collector's passion can be revealed on his walls. There are plenty one can choose from to set a space to suit their personality.

text: "the warmth and comfort you crave" - revise this to "warmth and comfort"

refinement: According to the narrator, homeowners can add color via accent pieces, pillows, or paint on a wall. A twist on the look can be added by blending textures, while fabric at home can add warmth and comfort. A traveler's home can be an ode to his adventures, while a collector's passion can be revealed on his walls. There are plenty one can choose from to set a space to suit their personality.

answer: You should aim to feel like you can do something great in the room. You can start with the amount of light, accent pieces, coloring, textures, styles, and fabrics. There is no wrong or right way when it comes to the style of the home. You can choose from a variety of great options. Pick what will bring you the most joy in your home.

text: Writing in the second person. This should be edited to use the correct subject (e.g. homeowner)

refinement: Homeowners bored with their space should aim to feel like they can do something great in the room. They can start with the amount of light, accent pieces, coloring, textures, styles, and fabrics. There is no wrong or right way when it comes to the style of the home. Homeowners can choose from a variety of great options and pick what will bring the most joy to the home.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize everything relating to furniture.

answer:
Practical assistance in picking furniture, floors, and walls is recommended. Colours and textures add to the richness of a space. Throw a splash of color using accent pieces, pillows, or painted walls, alongside investment furniture. Materials like glass and acrylic with exotic woods, combined with textures like glass, fabric, metal, and other natural elements like wood can be mixed to give a space a particular dimension.
Fixtures themselves can either be central focal pieces or subtle, drawing attention to a particularly interesting corner.
Bright light can enhance or de-emphasize elements of a space. A traveller's home could be an ode to their adventures and a collector's passion could reflect on the walls. Environmental green-tinting and flowers could be used to reflect a nature person's likings. A bit of art here, a piece of accessory there, can also add a unique character. Pick and choose what fits you best and reflects your taste.
A template for a house can be found in any area with some effort and ingenuity.

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refinement: Practical assistance in picking furniture is recommended.

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refinement: Practical assistance in picking furniture is recommended. Investing in furniture can make a room look fresh. Smooth-finish metallic furniture can lend a touch of sophistication to interiors.

answer: The text implies that furniture is the final stage after you make all of your other decisions. It references the importance of accent pieces like pillows, decorative items and furniture in a nice location in your room. "Acutely practical" describes how you should match up the furniture. Other materials are mentioned like polished metallic furniture, glass and acrylic and exotic woods.

text: This was never implied anywhere in the text.

refinement: It references the importance of accent pieces like pillows, decorative items and furniture in a nice location in your room. "Acutely practical" describes how you should match up the furniture. Other materials are mentioned like polished metallic furniture, glass and acrylic and exotic woods.

text: The response doesn't really talk about furniture.

text: Must include all references to furniture.

refinement: Pragmatic assistance can help in picking furniture that creates spaces that reflect individual aesthetic sensibilities. Furniture is an investment that can make a room look new. Smooth-finish metallic furniture can lend a touch of sophistication to interiors.

answer: The text implies that furniture is the final stage after you make all of your other decisions. It references the importance of accent pieces like pillows, decorative items, and furniture in a nice location in your room. "Acutely practical" describes how you should match up the furniture. Other materials are mentioned like polished metallic furniture, glass and acrylic, and exotic woods.

answer: The article details several design styles for furniture, noting that the color, fabric and how furniture appears are three key elements to consider when furnishing a space. Throw a splash of color through accent pieces and pillows, while adding exotic woods, exotic metals, and glass and acrylic with finishes ranging from sleek, smooth finishes to more organic textures like fabric.

text: The response doesn't focus on furniture and needs a revision.

refinement: Pragmatic assistance can help in picking furniture that creates spaces that reflect individual aesthetic sensibilities. Furniture is an investment that can make a room look new. Smooth-finish metallic furniture can lend a touch of sophistication to interiors.

answer: The article details several design styles for furniture, noting that the color, fabric and the materials furniture is made of are three key elements to consider when furnishing a space. Throw a splash of color through accent pieces and pillows, while adding exotic woods, exotic metals, and glass and acrylic with finishes ranging from sleek, smooth finishes to more organic textures like fabric.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize everything relating to color.

answer: Choose a color that contrasts with the accent walls, if you are trying to make an impact. Choose a color for your accessories such as pillows, that compliments the main color scheme of your room. Bring in a splash of color using accent pieces or painting accessories. You can also invest in metallic furniture to give a room a sophisticated feel.

text: Extraneous information.

refinement: Choose a color that contrasts with the accent walls, if you are trying to make an impact. Choose a color for your accessories such as pillows, that compliments the main color scheme of your room. Bring in a splash of color using accent pieces or painting accessories.

answer:
Below is a list of things that should be avoided color-wise:
- Black on blue spaces if your furniture or accent color
- Colors in the pastel and floral categories if the main color of the room is blue, - Red rooms don't go well with prints, rugs, and black
- Fluorescent-bright shade in rooms with natural light
- Change your flooring fuchsia to white/gold.
- Choose a sunny yellow shade vs. coral if the main color of the room is blue

text: The highlighted text doesn't exist anywhere in the text. A full rewrite is needed.

text: Add missing details about color.

refinement: Color can be added to a room using accent pieces, pillows, or paint on a wall. Colors combined with an investment in furniture can also make a room look fresh and new.

answer: Color can set a particular mood. Throw a splash of color using accent pieces or pillows.

text: The highlighted text seems like it is from an outside source.

refinement: Throw a splash of color using accent pieces or pillows.

answer: Lighting can bring attention to a particularly interesting corner. A traveler's home can be an ode to his adventures, a collector's passion may reflect on his walls, adorned with rare pieces, and a nature enthusiast's living space can sport a fresh green tinge. Color can set a particular mood. You can throw a splash color. Throw a splash of color using accent pieces or pillows.

text: Extraneous and irrelevant information.

refinement: Color can set a particular mood. You can throw a splash color. Throw a splash of color using accent pieces or pillows.

text: This is not found anywhere in the text.

refinement: You can throw a splash color. Throw a splash of color using accent pieces or pillows.

text: "You can throw a splash color." - redundant.

refinement: Throw a splash of color using accent pieces or pillows.

answer:
Below is a list of things that should be avoided colorwise:
- Black on blue spaces if your furniture or accent color

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about rugs?

answer: No answer

answer: Nothing in the article explicitly mentions the use of a rug, but it may be implied to be a backdrop tool used to add effect to a room and can play with light and color.

text: Extraneous information.

refinement: Nothing in the article explicitly mentions the use of a rug.

answer: Rugs can help with texture, but in an abstract way.

text: Rugs weren't mentioned in the text.

answer: No answer


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Aside from the game, a Super Bowl party is all about the food! If you’re looking for a few winning Super Bowl party food ideas to feed your hungry hoards of football fanatics, check these out. While we focus on healthy eating here at OurFamilyWorld, we do agree that it’s okay to splurge once in a while! Mix in a few indulgences with healthier options for the perfect Super Bowl party food ideas!

NACHOS AND GUACAMOLE

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Our Nachos and Guacamole recipe isn’t just incredibly easy to make, it’s also healthier than the usual nachos and cheese fare. Don’t worry, it still has some cheesy goodness in it, but the guac and veggies are definitely the stars of this show. The great thing about nachos is that you can buy them in bulk at wholesale stores, so they’re an inexpensive way to feed a crowd. If some of your party goers prefer the cheesier version, you can always melt some extra cheddar on the side for dipping.

SOUTHWESTERN SNACK MIX

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We can’t have a list of perfect Super Bowl party food ideas without some type of snack mix, now can we? Forget the oily chips, you don’t want greasy fingers all over your remote anyway, right? This southwestern snack mix combines healthier pretzels and popcorn with the crunch of fan favorite corn chips plus, of course, some cheesy goodness!

CHUTNEY, CHEESE & CRANBERRY BITES

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Our Chutney, Cheese and Cranberry bites add a bit of class to your Super Bowl party food, yet they’re still easy enough to eat while watching the big game. Serve them up on a tray of nuts to take them from holiday appetizer to a more traditional football fare.

PIZZA DIP

This is a bit of an indulgence, but as long as you’re offering plenty of other healthy options, it’s okay! This food is great for large or small crowds — just adjust how much you make to accommodate. Use your slow cooker for this dish. Pour enough pizza sauce into the slow cooker crock to fill it about three quarters full. Add enough low-fat mozzarella or pizza cheese to cover the top of the sauce with a thick layer of cheese. You can add small bits of sausage or pepperoni if you’d like or leave the pizza dip with just cheese. Allow the pizza dip to heat and stir the melting cheese in occasionally.

Cook several plain pizza crusts — either ready made or homemade — then cut into small dipping squares. Put the crust chunks into a bowl or another slow cooker without the lid to keep warm. You can also serve it with crusty homemade garlic bread for dipping!

MINIATURE FAVORITES IN MODERATION

We’re not completely opposed to a few indulgences, especially on a day known for its indulgent food. If you want to enjoy traditional Super Bowl food like hot dogs, smoked sausages and mozzarella sticks, just miniaturize them! Go with turkey dogs instead of beef, opt for low-fat cheeses when possible. Bake foods that are traditionally fried and you’ll save a ton of fat and calories. Set out a smaller portion and mix them in with healthier options. For example, set just a few of those tiny turkey dog bites out in the middle of a tray of crunchy veggies and other wholesome snacks. As your fans are watching the game, they’ll absent-mindedly reach for snacks. Their hands will go to the healthier options first!

Be sure to provide a variety of different foods for guests at your Super Bowl party. Choose foods that are easy to eat as guests mill about and will appeal to all ages.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SUPER BOWL PARTY FOOD IDEAS? SHARE IN THE COMMENTS!

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What are the health tricks the article recommends for Super Bowl food?

answer: Nachos and guacamole is a healthier option than regular nachos and cheese. Pretzels and popcorn are healthier than chips.

text: The article also mentions baking instead of frying to reduce fat and calories.

refinement: Nachos and guacamole is a healthier option than regular nachos and cheese. Pretzels and popcorn are healthier than chips. Baking foods that are traditionally fried can save fat and calories.

text: Another trick mentioned is placing unhealthy items in the middle of healthier ones.

refinement: Nachos and guacamole is a healthier option than regular nachos and cheese. Pretzels and popcorn are healthier than chips. Baking foods that are traditionally fried can save fat and calories. The article also recommends setting out smaller portions of unhealthy foods and mixing them in with healthier options.

answer: Miniaturizing traditional super bowl food. Serve mini hot dogs instead of the usual full sized hotdogs. Serve mozzarella sticks and other items in moderation. Bake foods that are traditionally fried for healthier options.

answer:
Follow these tips:
-Instead of prepackaged nachos, make your own nachos with guacamole and veggies.
-Use turkey or low-fat pizza cheese instead of regular meat.
-Miniaturize sausage and mozzarella sticks.
-Measure out food portions instead of serving everyone the same amount.

text: The article doesn't say anything about measuring out food portions.

refinement:
Follow these tips:
-Instead of prepackaged nachos, make your own nachos with guacamole and veggies.
-Use turkey or low-fat pizza cheese instead of regular meat.
-Miniaturize sausage and mozzarella sticks.

text: The article mentions baking rather than frying.

refinement:
Follow these tips:
-Instead of prepackaged nachos, make your own nachos with guacamole and veggies.
-Use turkey or low-fat pizza cheese instead of regular meat.
-Miniaturize sausage and mozzarella sticks.
-Bake foods instead of frying them to save on fat and calories

answer: Cheese and guacamole is a healthier option than regular nachos and cheese. Pretzels and popcorn are healthier than chips.

answer: The article recommends that people eat healthier food on Super Bowl day, but it also says that it's okay to splurge once in a while. The article recommends that people make healthier versions of traditional Super Bowl food, like turkey dogs instead of beef, and mozzarella sticks instead of fried mozzarella sticks. The article also recommends that people bake foods that are traditionally fried.

answer: Miniaturizing traditional super bowl food. Serve mini hot dogs instead of the usual full sized hotdogs. Serve mozzarella sticks and other fried food with other healthful alternatives.

answer: Still include unhealthy favorites while culling down a lot of grease and sugars from the actual menu. Fry foods in less oil instead of deep fried and bake rather than deep fry. Swap tasty meats for meats that are healthier, with turkey or low-fat cheese.

text: The article does not suggest frying.

refinement: Still include unhealthy favorites while culling down a lot of grease and sugars from the actual menu. Bake foods instead of frying them to save on fat and calories. Swap tasty meats for meats that are healthier, with turkey or low-fat cheese.

text: The answer could also mention portion control.

refinement: Still include unhealthy favorites while culling down a lot of grease and sugars from the actual menu. Bake foods instead of frying them to save on fat and calories. Swap tasty meats for meats that are healthier, with turkey or low-fat cheese. The article also recommends setting out smaller portions of unhealthy snacks and mixing them with healthier options.

answer: The article recommends that people eat healthier food on Super Bowl day, but it also says that it's okay to splurge once in a while. The article recommends that people make healthier versions of traditional Super Bowl food, like turkey dogs instead of beef, and mozzarella sticks instead of fried mozzarella sticks. The article also recommends that people bake foods that are traditionally fried. The article also recommends that people just make smaller portions of unhealthy food and mix them in with healthier options.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the article say about weight loss?

answer: The author suggests that to cut down calories from traditionally fried foods, bake them instead and use your slow cooker. The author suggests a few snacks for everyday and for watching the game, but there is no mention made regarding taking care of the body for this purpose.

text: The article doesn't specifically mention weight loss.

answer: The article suggests eating healthier options and miniaturizing foods to limit calories and fat.

answer: No answer

answer: The author suggests that to cut down calories, go with turkey dogs instead of beef, opt for low-fat cheeses when possible, and use your slow cooker. Pizza dip should be made in the slow cooker, and miniature favories should be used with moderation.

answer: No answer

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question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the article say about Super Bowl parties?

answer: The author recommends hosting a Super Bowl party with some good food for the fans. One of their recommendations is to offer guacamole and nachos so that your hoards of football fanatic guests will have a good time at the party. There are other ideas, such as Southwestern snack mix and mini-bites, too.

text: The article also mentions what traditional Super Bowl party food is.

refinement: The author recommends hosting a Super Bowl party with some good food for the fans. One of their recommendations is to offer guacamole and nachos so that your hoards of football fanatic guests will have a good time at the party. There are other ideas, such as Southwestern snack mix and mini-bites, too. The article mentions that traditional football party food includes hot dogs, smoked sausages, and mozzarella sticks.

answer: In general, Super Bowl parties are also bowls of healthy snacks or traditional dishes with healthier versions to accommodate even the most health-conscious participants.

text: This answer is nonsensical.

refinement: Super Bowl parties traditionally feature unhealthy foods like hot dogs, smoked sausages, and mozzarella sticks. While such parties are often time for splurging, healthier options can also be mixed in.

answer: The author recommends hosting a Super Bowl party with some good food for the fans. One of their recommendations is to offer guacamole and nachos so that your hoards of football fanatic guests will have a good time at the party.

answer: A Super Bowl party is all about the food! The food should be healthy, but it's okay to splurge every once in a while. The author suggests a variety of foods, and recommends serving miniature versions of traditional party foods.

answer: The article states that Super Bowl parties are all about food. The author suggests a few Super Bowl party food ideas that are healthy and easy to make. They also suggest a few indulgences.


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If there is one thing in life people underestimate, it is the impact of their daily habits.

Whether you want to admit it or not, the truth is that just about everything in life can be directed back to your habits. Long-term success is the result of good habits. Positive relationships are the result of good habits. Improvement and growth are the result of good habits. Even personal health and wellness can be traced back to the foundation set by your daily habits.

That said, if you are guilty of any of these habits, you need to eliminate them immediately. Because even if they don't seem like a glaring issue right now, they will be.

1. Constantly Checking Your Phone

Let's skip the cliché here.

The real reason you need to stop constantly checking your phone is because it instills probably the worst habit you could possibly acquire: distraction. People don't realize that 99 percent of the time they check their phone because they want to avoid thinking. They get confronted with some sort of task or obstacle, and out of impulse they check their phone instead. It's a distraction.

Instead, try to catch yourself when your impulse is to reach into your pocket to refresh your email again. There's nothing new there--and even if there is, it can wait.

2. Not Really Listening

There are two kinds of listeners.

The first is the person who sits opposite you, quiet, and is intently following every word you say. They are connected to the conversation, and diligently following your thoughts along with you.

The second is the person who sits opposite you, quiet, and isn't really listening at all. What they're doing is rambling on and on in their head with their own inner dialogue. They are thinking about something else. They are wondering what they're going to say next. They are absent from the moment.

Don't be that second person. Listening is an art--and in order to do it, you need to keep your head clear and be focused on the conversation at hand. Why? Because nothing kills productivity faster than having to say, "I'm sorry, I zoned out for a second--what did you say?"

3. Multitasking

I don't care how amazing you think you are at multitasking. It's not a thing.

If you don't believe me, try taking a sip of water out of a glass with one hand while typing with the other. You'll catch yourself taking a tiny sip and then typing. Or typing and then taking a sip. Multitasking is not "doing two things at once." It's "trying to do two things really close to each other." And it is never as effective as concentrating on a single task. Ever.

People who multitask lack any clear focus on the task at hand. Their attention is divided. So even if they get two things "done," neither one of them will be of much quality.

Instead, do one thing at a time--or even better, "clump" similar tasks together. Look for things that share common elements, find your flow, and crank them out. For example: Look at all the emails you have to respond to and devote an hour to answering them. Don't respond to an email, then try to work on a proposal, and then call your friend back, and then go back to emails, etc. It will exhaust you.

4. Working With the Television On

I realize certain things work for certain people, but I have never found a secondary input to be very productive.

Having noise (or even a visual distraction) on in the background does your productivity no good. Really good work happens when you find your flow--and in order to get in that zone, you have to be quiet (shhh...). It's almost like a meditation. This is where you lose track of time, pick your head up, and realize four hours has gone by. And if you notice, when you get in that zone, you forget the television was even on at all. So why have it on in the first place?

Turn off all distractions. Find your flow.

5. Working in Unproductive Environments

One of the places where I work frequently here in Chicago is Soho House--and when I travel, I tend to prefer working out one of Soho House's other spaces.

However, I'll be the first to admit that there are certain rooms (and times of day) in which productivity is absolutely not happening. Like Sunday brunch. Sounds great in theory, right? Open up your laptop. Grab a table nearby. But when you've got a house packed full of people, that energy can mean death to your productivity.

Too many times, people think they can be productive in environments that are not built for getting things done. But they try! They want to feel like they're "being productive" while at the same time "being social." Rarely do the two go hand-in-hand.

Find a quiet space of your own and get to work. When you're done, you can go hang out.

6. Working With Unproductive People

Another huge mistake people make is thinking that getting together with a bunch of friends for a "work session" is going to be remotely productive.

Let me note: There are times when this works. However, the only times I have found this to work effectively are when everyone is working together on something. For example: Maybe you're all working on a short film together. Or all brainstorming on design ideas for a website. Great! Everybody is engaged, and that's productive.

But at a certain point, the project will require "grind time." The fun stuff (brainstorming) is a very small piece of the larger puzzle. Everyone is going to have tasks or things they need to get done, and the truth is, everyone just needs to crank. In silence.

When you have a lot to work through, you need your own space. You can be in the same room with other people, but everyone has to understand it's work time. It's not "hey, let's all hang out and sort of do stuff" time. There is a difference.

So round up your friends. Tell everyone to bring headphones. Sit around a table and grind together. And after two hours, take a little break.

7. Lack of Preparation

I love when people say, "This Sunday, I am going to be so productive," when they haven't put any time or effort into the thing they need to get done for days, or weeks, or even months.

Realize that if you do not sit down prepared, you won't be productive. If you haven't touched your project in weeks, it's going to take you a bit to remember where you are and what you need to get done. Or maybe you've forgotten how to use a certain program. Or your skills have gotten dull--and it takes you some time to sharpen them again.

Productivity isn't just about the moment. It's about all the moments that lead up to that moment. Your productivity increases over time through consistency. So, even if it's just 10 or 15 minutes a day, make that time so your skills don't get dull and whatever you're working on stays top of mind.

8. Notifications...OFF!

And of course, the famed but so casually ignored culprit known as "notifications."

It's astounding to me how many people say (as if announcing to the world), "Time to grind!" and then, before the sentence has even left their mouth, their eyes are darting to the top right corner of their laptop because two texts, a tweet, a calendar invite, and an alert from Facebook all popped up at the same time.

If you want to get anything of value done, turn off your notifications.

Turn. Off. Your. Notifications.

Why do you think people enjoy vacationing in the middle of nowhere?

Why do you think everyone travels across the world to seek peace and quiet?

Because they think the only time they can afford to turn off the notifications in their life is when they retreat to a foreign beach, or a forest, or a prized vacation spot.

Guess what...?

You can find that peace and quiet anytime, anywhere.

All you have to do is turn off your notifications--and nobody can disturb you!

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

List the behaviors that the author says are gauche and tell us why.

answer:
1. Constantly checking your phone

The author says this habit yields distraction and hinders productivity.

2. Not really listening when someone is talking to you

The author argues that listening is an art which requires full concentration and attentiveness. Distraction kills productivity.

3. Multitasking

Multitasking does not equate increased productivity but rather decreased productivity. Concentrating on one task at a time increases effectiveness and overall quality.

4. Working in unproductive environments

The author argues that productivity is diminished in environments which do not support it. Finding a quiet space and concentrating on tasks is more productive than being in an environment that causes unnecessary distraction.

5. Working with unproductive people

The author contends that in order to get any meaningful work accomplished, one needs to have a space free of distraction. This possible only by avoiding working in group settings which are distracting.

6. Lack of preparation

The author argues that preparation time leads to increased productivity and quality of work. Not having time to prepare will cause delays and hinder one's productivity.

text: The response forgets to mention two things from the list: Turning off your notifications and Working with the television on.

refinement:
1. Constantly checking your phone

The author says this habit yields distraction and hinders productivity.

2. Not really listening when someone is talking to you

The author argues that listening is an art which requires full concentration and attentiveness. Distraction kills productivity.

3. Multitasking

Multitasking does not equate increased productivity but rather decreased productivity. Concentrating on one task at a time increases effectiveness and overall quality.

4. Working in unproductive environments

The author argues that productivity is diminished in environments which do not support it. Finding a quiet space and concentrating on tasks is more productive than being in an environment that causes unnecessary distraction.

5. Working with unproductive people

The author contends that in order to get any meaningful work accomplished, one needs to have a space free of distraction. This possible only by avoiding working in group settings which are distracting.

6. Lack of preparation

The author argues that preparation time leads to increased productivity and quality of work. Not having time to prepare will cause delays and hinder one's productivity.

7. Working with the television on
Having noise in the background encourages distraction and does not help you get in the "zone" of focus.

8. Turn off your notifications
By turning off your notifications, nobody can disturb your productivity.

text: There are minor grammar issues but nothing is too distracting from the content of the response.

refinement:
1. Constantly checking your phone

The author says this habit yields distraction and hinders productivity.

2. Not really listening when someone is talking to you

The author argues that listening is an art that requires full concentration and attentiveness. Distraction kills productivity.

3. Multitasking

Multitasking does not equate to increased productivity but rather decreased productivity. Concentrating on one task at a time increases effectiveness and overall quality.

4. Working in unproductive environments

The author argues that productivity is diminished in environments that do not support it. Finding a quiet space and concentrating on tasks is more productive than being in an environment that causes unnecessary distractions.

5. Working with unproductive people

The author contends that in order to get any meaningful work accomplished, one needs to have a space free of distraction. This is possible only by avoiding working in group settings which are distracting.

6. Lack of preparation

The author argues that preparation time leads to increased productivity and quality of work. Not having time to prepare will cause delays and hinder one's productivity.

7. Working with the television on
Having noise in the background encourages distraction and does not help you get in the "zone" of focus.

8. Turn off your notifications
By turning off your notifications, nobody can disturb your productivity.

answer:
1. Constantly checking your phone-stupid given your sense of self. Constantly checking your phone is stupid given its lack of intelligence.
2. Not really listening. Listeners have a habit of not really listening. That habit is not cool in the book.
3. Multitasking. Multitasking slows down productivity to the point of poor quality output.
4. Working with the television on. Watching the news while trying to work will make you do things sluggishly and chop the productivity of people to half.
5. Working in Unproductive Environments. Not all environments are compatible for a productive work site. Working in a noisy atmosphere can corrupt the productivity of people.
6. Working with Unproductive People.
7. Lack of Preparation. Don't work without preparing for it. Preparation for work will maintain a balance of productivity and momentum. Without preparation, your work can be futile and can end up non-existent.
8. Notifications.. A good way to get rid of notification pings is to sprinkle a little salt in to your circuit so that the notification ping doesn't interfere with the circuit

text: The first distraction listed does not make any sense and is not at all accurate to the original text.

refinement:
1. Constantly checking your phone. Constantly checking your phone encourages distraction.
2. Not really listening. Listeners have a habit of not really listening. That habit is not cool in the book.
3. Multitasking. Multitasking slows down productivity to the point of poor quality output.
4. Working with the television on. Watching the news while trying to work will make you do things sluggishly and chop the productivity of people to half.
5. Working in Unproductive Environments. Not all environments are compatible for a productive work site. Working in a noisy atmosphere can corrupt the productivity of people.
6. Working with Unproductive People.
7. Lack of Preparation. Don't work without preparing for it. Preparation for work will maintain a balance of productivity and momentum. Without preparation, your work can be futile and can end up non-existent.
8. Notifications.. A good way to get rid of notification pings is to sprinkle a little salt in to your circuit so that the notification ping doesn't interfere with the circuit

text: The second distraction listed contradicts itself, making it incoherent. It also is inaccurate to the text and does not explain why not listening is a bad habit.

refinement:
1. Constantly checking your phone. Constantly checking your phone encourages distraction.
2. Not really listening. Listening is an art that requires keeping your head clear and being focused on the conversation at hand.
3. Multitasking. Multitasking slows down productivity to the point of poor quality output.
4. Working with the television on. Watching the news while trying to work will make you do things sluggishly and chop the productivity of people to half.
5. Working in Unproductive Environments. Not all environments are compatible for a productive work site. Working in a noisy atmosphere can corrupt the productivity of people.
6. Working with Unproductive People.
7. Lack of Preparation. Don't work without preparing for it. Preparation for work will maintain a balance of productivity and momentum. Without preparation, your work can be futile and can end up non-existent.
8. Notifications.. A good way to get rid of notification pings is to sprinkle a little salt in to your circuit so that the notification ping doesn't interfere with the circuit

text: The author does not necessarily discourage watching the news but watching television in general.

refinement:
1. Constantly checking your phone. Constantly checking your phone encourages distraction.
2. Not really listening. Listening is an art that requires keeping your head clear and being focused on the conversation at hand.
3. Multitasking. Multitasking slows down productivity to the point of poor quality output.
4. Working with the television on. Watching television while trying to work will make you do things sluggishly and chop the productivity of people to half.
5. Working in Unproductive Environments. Not all environments are compatible for a productive work site. Working in a noisy atmosphere can corrupt the productivity of people.
6. Working with Unproductive People.
7. Lack of Preparation. Don't work without preparing for it. Preparation for work will maintain a balance of productivity and momentum. Without preparation, your work can be futile and can end up non-existent.
8. Notifications.. A good way to get rid of notification pings is to sprinkle a little salt in to your circuit so that the notification ping doesn't interfere with the circuit

text: Number 6 does not explain why this behavior is gauche (as required from the question).

refinement:
1. Constantly checking your phone. Constantly checking your phone encourages distraction.
2. Not really listening. Listening is an art that requires keeping your head clear and being focused on the conversation at hand.
3. Multitasking. Multitasking slows down productivity to the point of poor quality output.
4. Working with the television on. Watching television while trying to work will make you do things sluggishly and chop the productivity of people to half.
5. Working in Unproductive Environments. Not all environments are compatible for a productive work site. Working in a noisy atmosphere can corrupt the productivity of people.
6. Working with Unproductive People. Working with unproductive people encourages distraction and does not help you focus on the task at hand.
7. Lack of Preparation. Don't work without preparing for it. Preparation for work will maintain a balance of productivity and momentum. Without preparation, your work can be futile and can end up non-existent.
8. Notifications.. A good way to get rid of notification pings is to sprinkle a little salt in to your circuit so that the notification ping doesn't interfere with the circuit

text: The last gauche behavior listed does not fully explain why this behavior is gauche and it is also completely inaccurate to the text. The author does not encourage sprinkling salt on your circuit.

refinement:
1. Constantly checking your phone. Constantly checking your phone encourages distraction.
2. Not really listening. Listening is an art that requires keeping your head clear and being focused on the conversation at hand.
3. Multitasking. Multitasking slows down productivity to the point of poor quality output.
4. Working with the television on. Watching television while trying to work will make you do things sluggishly and chop the productivity of people to half.
5. Working in Unproductive Environments. Not all environments are compatible for a productive work site. Working in a noisy atmosphere can corrupt the productivity of people.
6. Working with Unproductive People. Working with unproductive people encourages distraction and does not help you focus on the task at hand.
7. Lack of Preparation. Don't work without preparing for it. Preparation for work will maintain a balance of productivity and momentum. Without preparation, your work can be futile and can end up non-existent.
8. Notifications. Turn your notifications off so that no one can disturb your productivity.

text: Minor grammar issue on number 5.

refinement:
1. Constantly checking your phone. Constantly checking your phone encourages distraction.
2. Not really listening. Listening is an art that requires keeping your head clear and being focused on the conversation at hand.
3. Multitasking. Multitasking slows down productivity to the point of poor quality output.
4. Working with the television on. Watching television while trying to work will make you do things sluggishly and chop the productivity of people to half.
5. Working in Unproductive Environments. Not all environments are compatible with a productive work site. Working in a noisy atmosphere can corrupt the productivity of people.
6. Working with Unproductive People. Working with unproductive people encourages distraction and does not help you focus on the task at hand.
7. Lack of Preparation. Don't work without preparing for it. Preparation for work will maintain a balance of productivity and momentum. Without preparation, your work can be futile and can end up non-existent.
8. Notifications. Turn your notifications off so that no one can disturb your productivity.

answer: The author states behaviors such as constantly checking your phone, not listening, multitasking, working with the television on, working in unproductive environments working with unproductive people, not being prepared, and having notifications on are all behaviors which should be eliminated. What these all have in common is an aversion to tasks which divide one's attention. The author claims that multitasking is a myth. It appears they wish to take their personal tastes and generalize them to social norms.

text: The last sentence is more of a biased opinion of the author that does not really answer the question.

refinement: The author states behaviors such as constantly checking your phone, not listening, multitasking, working with the television on, working in unproductive environments working with unproductive people, not being prepared, and having notifications on are all behaviors which should be eliminated. What these all have in common is an aversion to tasks which divide one's attention. The author claims that multitasking is a myth.

text: The response is not in list form as required from the question.

refinement:
The author states that the following behaviors should be eliminated.

1. constantly checking your phone
2. not listening
3. multitasking
4. working with the television on
5. working in unproductive environments
6. working with unproductive people
7. not being prepared
8. having notifications on

What these all have in common is an aversion to tasks which divide one's attention. The author claims that multitasking is a myth.

text: The last sentence is no longer necessary as it only pertains to one of the behaviors listed.

refinement:
The author states that the following behaviors should be eliminated.

1. constantly checking your phone
2. not listening
3. multitasking
4. working with the television on
5. working in unproductive environments
6. working with unproductive people
7. not being prepared
8. having notifications on

What these all have in common is an aversion to tasks which divide one's attention.

answer:
- Constantly checking your phone because it instills probably the worst habit you could possibly acquire: distraction

- Not really listening in conversations

- Multitasking

- Working in unproductive environments

- Working with unproductive people

- Lack of preparation

- Not disabling notifications when you need to get work done

text: The rest of the text does not explain why the author believes these behaviors are gauche.

refinement:
- Constantly checking your phone because it instills probably the worst habit you could possibly acquire: distraction

- Not really listening in conversations. Listening is an art that requires all of your focus.

- Multitasking. Multitasking is a myth and does not lead to increased productivity but actually the opposite.

- Working in unproductive environments. Working in unproductive environments can be too distracting. Silence and isolation will help you focus better.

- Working with unproductive people. Working with unproductive people encourages distractions.

- Lack of preparation. Lack of preparation keeps you from achieving your goals.

- Not disabling notifications when you need to get work done. Not disabling your notifications allows other people to disturb you while you are working, which keeps you from making any progress in your productivity.

text: The list forgets to mention not working while the television is on.

refinement:
- Constantly checking your phone because it instills probably the worst habit you could possibly acquire: distraction

- Not really listening in conversations. Listening is an art that requires all of your focus.

- Multitasking. Multitasking is a myth and does not lead to increased productivity but actually the opposite.

- Working with the television on. Background noise hinders your productivity and keeps you from finding your workflow.

- Working in unproductive environments. Working in unproductive environments can be too distracting. Silence and isolation will help you focus better.

- Working with unproductive people. Working with unproductive people encourages distractions.

- Lack of preparation. Lack of preparation keeps you from achieving your goals.

- Not disabling notifications when you need to get work done. Not disabling your notifications allows other people to disturb you while you are working, which keeps you from making any progress in your productivity.

answer:
Constantly checking your phone because it instills doubt distraction.
Not listening to someone because they aren't engaging at all.
Multitasking because it drains you the best it can.
working with the tv on because you lose your focus.
working and in environments that can't hold your focus.
Working with unproductive people and notifications.

text: The second to the last behavior listed is incoherent.

refinement:
Constantly checking your phone because it instills doubt distraction.
Not listening to someone because they aren't engaging at all.
Multitasking because it drains you the best it can.
working with the tv on because you lose your focus.
working in environments that can't hold your focus.
Working with unproductive people and notifications.

text: There are two behaviors missing from the list.

refinement:
Constantly checking your phone because it instills doubt distraction.
Not listening to someone because they aren't engaging at all.
Multitasking because it drains you the best it can.
working with the tv on because you lose your focus.
working in environments that can't hold your focus.
Working with unproductive people and notifications.
Lack of preparation for your work keeps you from achieving your goals and increased productivity.
Keeping your notifications on encourages distraction from the task at hand.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the author say about multitasking?

answer: The author claims multitasking is "not a thing." They say that you should only focus on a single task at a time. In fact, many of the author's points in the article could be seen as a subset of this one point. Constantly checking one's phone and having notifications on, for example, are an instance of multitasking.

answer: People who multitask lack any clear focus. It's not productive.

answer: The author believes that multitasking is never as effective as concentrating on a single task. Moreover, it causes distraction and poor quality work.

answer: Multi-taskers lack a clear focus on the task at hand, dividing attention between the mono tasks they are required to do.

answer: The author says that multitasking is ineffective and prevents productivity because it divides attention and prevents clear focus on the task at hand.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Why did the author write this article?

answer: The author wrote this article to share advice for living a more productive life. The author focuses on recognizing bad habits people have that impede productivity and eliminating those habits. The author also emphasizes the importance of preparing for tasks, working quietly, and turning off notifications.

answer: The author seems to think that these habits are egregious and they must be eliminated. They have created a list based on their opinion, and recommend that other people follow it. The style of the article is bombastic and declarative. The author states opinions as though they are facts.

answer: He claims he wrote it because people underestimate the impact of daily habits but furthermore he thinks it's important not to underestimate the impact of those habits on productivity.

answer: The author wrote this article in order to encourage people to eliminate certain habits that prevent productivity. The habits discussed are checking your phone constantly, being a bad listener, trying to multitask, working in an unproductive environment, and working with unproductive people. The author believes that in order to be productive, one must eliminate distractions, be prepared, and turn off notifications.

answer: The author wanted to share their own daily habits for productivity and good habits.

text: This claim isn't necessarily true. The author does not share their good habits but instead list bad habits that should be eliminated.

refinement: The author wanted to share a list of bad habits to be eliminated as this could possibly be hindering you from increased productivity and good habits.