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Premeditatio Malorum

Thinking Worst, Ending with the Best. If you prepare for the worst disaster prior, then it is likely that you will escape the Devils Triangle easily.

This is used to avoid procrastination, as to when our mind needs break we could schedule it likely to our terms.

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