Ian McewanThis is how the entire course of a life can be changed: by doing nothing.
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The words “doing nothing” have an odd ring to them, don’t they? “Doing nothing” sounds like a bad thing. We’re conditioned to believe that doing good things will bring great accomplishments and a great life. We’re taught that we have to do something or else we’ll never get anywhere in life. However, the truth is that the greatest accomplishments in the world happen when we do nothing.
In fact, doing nothing is all it takes to change our lives for the better. The important thing is to try it out.
Source: On Chesil Beach
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