Thread: What Do You Have Mixed Feelings About Today?
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Old 02-17-2012, 01:35 PM   #165
Flint
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble View Post
It takes me 30 minutes to write one little email, because I edit and edit until it's exactly the way I want. I've always been terrified of looking like an idiot, and when people praise me too much I start to think that they're actually just making fun of me.
This.

My recipe for achieving excellence.



With a small side order of bone-crushing self doubt.
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