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"Embrace the faff. Stare out of the window. Bend paperclips. Stand in the middle of the room trying t..." — Tom Hodgkinson

Embrace the faff. Stare out of the window. Bend paperclips. Stand in the middle of the room trying to remember what you came downstairs for. Pace. Drum your fingertips. Move papers around. Hum. Look at the garden.
Tom Hodgkinson
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