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Apr 2020
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Shane Parrish: A Former Spy On How To Th...

Rich Roll
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Every single day you make about 35,000 decisions. Our lives truly are the sum of our decisions compounded. What we do and what we decide quite literally defines who we are. In this destabilizing moment of fear and uncertainty -- when lives quite literally hang in the balance -- the nature and quality of our decision making is paramount.  It is thus incumbent ... Show More
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