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Do, but Not To Impress Someone

Do, but Not To Impress Someone

People whose opinion we covet are not all that great. They're flawed, distracted and wowed by all sorts of silly things themselves. We know this and yet we don't want to think about it.

Impressing someone has become the least of priorities. Just do what you can, with what you have, from where you are. Being good enough is good enough.

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