"Do external things distract you? Then make time for yourself and learn something worthwhile; stop letting yourself be pulled in all directions. People who labor all their lives but have no purpose to direct every thought and impulse toward are wasting their time—even when hard at work." --Marcus Aurelius (Meditations)
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Talking To Strangers - by David Perell (LINK)
8 Life Lessons From a Primal Elder to Younger Groks - by Mark Sisson (LINK)