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Most people's major life changes don't come from reading an article in the newspaper; they come from reading longer-form essays or thoughtful books, which are much more convincing and detailed.


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Life is short ... so why waste it doing something dumb?



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Creativity comes from applying things you learn in other fields to the field you work in.



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