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\nFast Company recently published an excerpt from\u00a0<\/i>Hyperfocus<\/i><\/a>, and it\u2019s linked below if you\u2019d like to check it out!<\/i>
\nSimple decisions are best made using cold, hard logic. This way, we can work through the incremental steps that lead to an answer. But the same isn\u2019t true for complex decisions, ones that require more creativity in meshing together a web of interconnected ideas. These decisions can be impossible to work through with logic and reason alone. That\u2019s why we need to tap into the proven power of our subconscious mind.
\n>>> Read the full piece here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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