If you do not bend, you will break.
The adaptable prevail.
Determined, but flexible.
JAMES CLEAR
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3-2-1 Thursday: On Getting What We Deserve, The Power of Flexibility, and How Good Decisions Are Made
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Henry David Thoreau on being effective, not merely efficient: “It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?”
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