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The Glass of Water Rule
Why the weight of a dispute is about time, not size.
How it works
- 1A problem is light to hold for a minute and impossible to hold for a day. The weight never changes, you do.
- 2Every month you carry a dispute compounds the stress.
- 3Decide early whether this problem is worth years of your life.
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