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[9] Focus on What You Control

[9] Focus on What You Control

A Confederacy of Dunces was rejected by publishers. After the author’s suicide, it won the Pulitzer prize. People don’t know shit. YOU know. So love it while you’re doing it. Success can only be extra. You can't control everything. What you can, however, is your work. Focus on that.

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Digital marketing at dentsu. Invested in the symbiosis of marketing, psychology, and design. Photographer at heart.

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