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		mian2zi3 on July 29, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Share a gem. Teach me and you. Excellent advice. I'd go one step further: accept the problems in your life are your fault (responsibility). You'll end up fixing them faster.

jacquesm on July 29, 2010 | [–]

The opposite of that is the root of a lot of trouble in this world.

kristofferR on July 29, 2010 | [–]

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month. - Theodore Roosevelt

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