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				<category><![CDATA[in my life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[don't forget the sleeps. Most important.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[even though I found it writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[it is one of my most useful teaching axioms as well]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[messages from a failed author]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this has served me beautifully in everything I have undertaken after writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[useful because also not survivor's bias]]></category>
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<p>1 &#8211; consistency is everything.  Do the thing every day most of the time.  A little goes much further if you do it over and over with sleeps in between.</p>
<p>2 &#8211; if I give a task (mission, interest, whatever) enough time and attention, I can overcome great obstacles and do really hard things.</p>
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