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I'd love to get ideas on overcoming jet lag.

William Gurstelle

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William Gurstelle
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 29
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Overcoming

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When something good hits me, I'll use Siri to make a note so I don't forget.
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I started a funny book from the 1930s called The Code of the Woosters by P. G. Wodehouse. Wodehouse is a comic genius.
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Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo is arguably the world's most famous polymath. So many thoughts and so many different ideas!
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Yeah, it's a weird little niche, but by God, it's my niche.
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