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<body><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">I’m a fan of the Freakonomics folks [1]. They have this mantra that goes something like: trying to persuade people who don't want to be persuaded is a big mistake. When you have this urge to try to persuade people of things that the best thing to do is just to take a deep breath and ask yourself: "Why do I need to persuade them? What's my real reason for wanting to persuade them?"<br></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">I took the message to heart a few years back. It has really lowered my blood pressure and some how the sunny Florida weather just seems sunnier. You know what I mean?<br></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">I digress. Cheers! 🍻</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">[1] <a href="http://freakonomics.com">http://freakonomics.com</a></div>
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