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Thinking of [Wilson Miner and his talk When We Build](https://johnpoelstra.com/creating-something-valuable/)
 in relation to these links… the idea of needing “space” and “being” versus “effort” and “work.”

- [The Practice of Stillness](http://michaelhyatt.com/the-practice-of-stillness.html) by Michael Hyatt
- [Embrace The Space](http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/embrace-the-space/) by Jonathan Fields

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