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It's amazing how someone's IQ seems to double as soon as you give them responsibility and indicate that you trust them.
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Tim Ferriss
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: July 20
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Focus on being productive instead of busy.
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Personal branding is about managing your name - even if you don't own a business - in a world of misinformation, disinformation, and semi-permanent Google records. Going on a date? Chances are that your blind date has Googled your name. Going to a job interview? Ditto.
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If we define risk as 'the likelihood of an irreversible negative outcome,' inaction is the greatest risk of all.
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