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Jul 6
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Why Being Unpleasant Will Make You Magne...

Dan Koe
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Avoiding conflict leads to you being taken advantage of. People like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk get what they want out of life because they're disagreeable.


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This podcast was originally a YouTube video:⁠ https://youtu.be/72ydoK8Y9DE


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