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39 months in: it was the habitat all along

The constraint I thought was my goal turned out to be the habitat my goals grew in.
Marissa Brassfield

by Marissa Brassfield

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The Simplicity Protocol June 30
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For 36 months, I called a 3.5-day workweek my goal. Turns out it was the habitat where my next set of goals grew.

All those months of subtracting cleared the ground for the foundation I poured in months 37-39. When I look around at everything I'm building now, it's all entirely of my own design.

Subtraction was the first step toward the next destination.

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