A wandering mind may be important to setting goals


	A wandering mind may be important to setting goals

einbar

6-20-2009 3:28 AM

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6-20-2009 6:03 PM

tanyamm

I find that sometimes if i think to hard about something I have trouble really focusing on what it is I want. If I say to myself, okay forget about it for now. Whatever it is in the first place becomes very clear. Hope I made sense.

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