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Dec 2024
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Why Slow is Fast and Fast is Slow.

Scott Smith - Motivation and Coaching
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Why Slow is Fast and Fast is Slow. I was riding my Harley-Davidson Road King a few days ago when my mind suddenly thought - “The Chinese Philosophical concept of Yin and yang describes how opposite or contrary forces may be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world.” What? What? Huh? It happened right before the Daytona Speedw ... Show More
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