"I think it's etiits form of procrastination, even if people aren't consciously aware of it," he says. "It's much easier to sit around thinking about what tools am i going to use? What cover is gonna be on my book?" He and his partner sold the business they ran two years ago at 55, 60 k m r r. They could have exited with four or five times as much money but didn't want to risk losing all their wealth. 'If you are that old and you don't know how to deal with this, then you make weird and stupid choices'
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