In every situation, at the beginning or end of the workday, you have a choice. You can look back or you can look forward. My advice: look forward. Always think about the next day. Don't go into the studio thinking, 'Hmmm, let's see what I was doing yesterday?' It takes more energy to twist yourself around and look back that it does to face forward.Twyla Tharp
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Thinking about the past is a waste of time. Thinking about the future is a waste of energy. The only thing we can do is to move forward and create a better day.
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