Blood in your veins


“When you understand that every opinion is a vision loaded with personal history, you will begin to understand that all judgment is a confession.” – Nikola Tesla

Note that sentence.

Do it by hand.

Yes, in a piece of paper.

Have it next to your screen, desk, or whatever.

Read it every day.

and every time a stupid shows you his stupidity through his month.

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If that sentence does not make you jump out of your chair to do something productive... you simply have no blood in your veins.

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That's all for today.

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