Robert BenchleyA great many people have come up to me and asked how I manage to get so much work done and still keep looking so dissipated.
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A great many people have come up to me and asked how I manage to get so much work done and still keep looking so dissipated. It is extremely hard for me to relate to this quote because I always do the opposite. I usually give myself too much work, which causes me to be exhausted by the time I get home. When I take time off, even if it’s just two or three days, I feel refreshed and ready to go back to work again.
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