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Stillness is the key

Stillness is the key

  1. Stop being too busy.
  2. Ask the correct questions. Why you don’t have time for ‘X’? I like going to the movies but I don’t have time for them.
  3. Take a walk. Walking solves problems.
  4. Take thinking breaks.

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