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Sacrificing Momentary pleasure for a better future.

we live in the most distracted time in human history. It is almost impossible to remain focused on a single-task for more than a few minutes at a time.

Anything worth doing is going to suck at the beginning. Anything worth doing is meant to require pain and sacrifice. What once used to be a country filled with people sacrificing momentary pleasure for a better future, the overpowering message of today is live for the moment.

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