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#4. Predict your future. (and then laugh about it.) πŸ˜‚

#4. Predict your future. (and then laugh about it.) πŸ˜‚

Every birthday, write down 2-3 predictions for yourself, for the next year.

And then next birthday, go through them.

Over 3-5 years you will be amazed at how inaccurate your predictions were!

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