To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing.

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Stop procrastinating and become productive

How sad would it be, to recognise that time went by so fast and we are still standing there with our wish list and not have tried? And how wonderful would it be at the end of the day to remember all those good and bad experiences we have made with gratitude and warm feelings. There is nothing better than doing it!

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