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NJCher

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12. if one takes meaning from it

Reply to LuvLoogie (Reply #8)

Mon May 2, 2022, 12:03 PM

May 2022

It has validity, whether its an investment or a career.

JMHO, but I think everyone should think of their work time as an investment.

When I was beginning my career, I said that if I had to spend 8 hours a day doing something, I was going to enjoy it.

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