As is true for most of us who grew up in the latter half of the twentieth century, the first twenty-two years of my life seemed to revolve around an unending series of tests designed to rank me versus my peer group.

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Overnight, my life became a series of doctor's appointments, therapies and medical procedures.

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"Basically my life is a series of miracles, " says Jonas.

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Otherwise, my life would just be a series of undocumented low points.

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As for effectiveness, I do think limiting the size of my inbox has been helpful in forcing me to procrastinate a little less, organize my digital life and treat each task as a series of discrete steps rather than a vague, daunting undertaking.

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As a physicist myself, I am quite in awe of this man's contribution to my field, but I was fortunate enough to have recently been given the opportunity to dig a little into his life and work through my recent filming of a three-part BBC Four series on medieval Islamic scientists.

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"It breaks my heart what addiction continues to take from this life, " singer Wynonna Judd wrote in a series of tweets.

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The BBC will not be bringing us the third series of 24, which has been picked up by Sky1 for February, but it is making The Worst Week of My Life, a seven-part comedy about the week before a wedding.

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