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GETTING OVER slump time

“Eat a live frog first in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day”
Mark Twain

o scientific study names the afternoon writer the most productive one of the day. That crown is usually awarded to the one with reams of morning pages under their belt by 9am, that self-righteous member of the 5am alarm club. Sometimes it’s given to the ones completing their best work before bedtime, even if it’s going on

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