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I have problems with dashes...

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I have problems with dashes...

Submitted by Ennis (not verified) on September 8, 2005 - 6:14pm.

I have problems with dashes and cleaning. I can do 10 minutes, but then I run out of steam. It rarely leads to something bigger and sustained, and given how much cleaning there is, a little bit just leads to disappointment.

I know - it would be positive to say: “Look how much you did!” but really, if you’re scooping handfuls of sand out of a dune, it’s not that encouraging at all.

This helps me with work, but not cleaning … cleaning takes too much stamina, and takes too long before I see results. Feh.

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Kick procrastination's ass: Run a dash By: Merlin Mann (38 replies) September 8, 2005 - 1:13am
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