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Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one's balance.
Bill Vaughan
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Bill Vaughan
Age: 61 †
Born: 1915
Born: October 8
Died: 1977
Died: February 25
Journalist
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
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Balance
Thinking
Walking
Lose
Decreases
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Tightrope
Actually
Slows
Words
Decrease
Makes
Comprehension
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Slowly
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