Half of your mastery of power comes from what you do NOT do, what you do not ALLOW yourself to get dragged into.

Robert Greene
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Thomas Jefferson said that the “half of your mastery of power comes from what you do NOT do, what you do not ALLOW yourself to get dragged into.” He was talking about things that are not worth doing, because it would actually be better if you did nothing. If you have a choice in the matter, you should always choose to decline an invitation or decline an invitation to something you don’t really want to do. The most powerful thing about being in control is being in control of your life.

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