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Once I gave the headphones a thorough once-over exam, I tried them on. As I mentioned, they have a classic over-the-ear style and just looking at them, the padding on the ear pieces seem adequate and the peak of the headband seemed to be a bit lacking, but you don\u2019t really know comfort unless you try on the product. So, I slipped the headphones on and found them to be exquisitely comfortable. Once I gave the headphones a thorough once-over exam, I tried them on. As I mentioned, they have a classic over-the-ear style and just looking at them, the padding on the ear pieces seem adequate and the peak of the headband seemed to be a bit lacking, but you don\u2019t really know comfort unless you try on the product. So, I slipped the headphones on and found them to be exquisitely comfortable.<\/p>\n

If no one hates you, no one is paying attention. If attention is what you want for vanity, confidence, or, hell\u200a\u2014\u200ato make a decent living\u200a\u2014\u200athen know that it\u2019s not instantaneous. Every single person that you\u2019re currently paying attention to, at some point in their lives.<\/p>\n

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Just like every other human on the planet, I have epically awesome days and days when life just turne against me. And while I can\u2019t stand most self-help (see: tired quotes over stock photography on Instagram), sometimes I need a little pick-me-up. And most of the time, in order to get out of a slump (because my brain leans more into math\/science than anything else), I need to drop a logic bomb on my ass.<\/p>\n

Yes, this is a long article. But here\u2019s the thing\u200a\u2014\u200aif you\u2019re reading this in your inbox and are already like, \u201cfuck this!\u201d delete it. No hard feelings. If you\u2019re reading this in a browser on a website, and you see how tiny the scroll-bar is because of how far you still have to scroll to get to the bottom, close this tab and go back to 140-character tidbits of advice.\u00a0Still with me? Phew. Just had to weed out all the folks from points: #1, #4 and #8. Welcome friends, onward we go.<\/p>\n

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If no one hates you, no one is paying attention. If attention is what you want for vanity, confidence, or, hell\u200a\u2014\u200ato make a decent living\u200a\u2014\u200athen know that it\u2019s not instantaneous. Every single person that you\u2019re currently paying attention to, at some point in their lives, was in your exact position. They kept at it and worked enough so that others started listening.\u00a0Also know that if no one is watching, you can experience true freedom. Dance in your underwear. Write entirely for yourself. Like there\u2019s a going-out-of-business sale. Find yourself\u200a\u2014\u200anot in some coming-of-age hippie way involving pasta and ashrams\u2014 but in a way that helps you draw your own line in the sand for what matters and what doesn\u2019t. Do what you want to do, just because you want to do that thing. This will build confidence that will come in handy later.<\/p>\n

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Once I gave the headphones a thorough once-over exam, I tried them on. As I mentioned, they have a classic over-the-ear style and just looking at them, the padding on the ear pieces seem adequate and the peak of the headband seemed to be a bit lacking, but you don\u2019t really know comfort unless you try on the product. So, I slipped the headphones on and found them to be exquisitely comfortable. Once I gave the headphones a thorough once-over exam, I tried them on. As I mentioned, they have a classic over-the-ear style and just looking at them, the padding on the ear pieces seem adequate and the peak of the headband seemed to be a bit lacking, but you don\u2019t really know comfort unless you try on the product. So, I slipped the headphones on and found them to be exquisitely comfortable.<\/p>\n

If no one hates you, no one is paying attention. If attention is what you want for vanity, confidence, or, hell\u200a\u2014\u200ato make a decent living\u200a\u2014\u200athen know that it\u2019s not instantaneous. Every single person that you\u2019re currently paying attention to, at some point in their lives, was in your exact position. They kept at it and worked enough so that others started listening.\u00a0Also know that if no one is watching, you can experience true freedom. Dance in your underwear. Write entirely for yourself. Like there\u2019s a going-out-of-business sale. Find yourself\u200a\u2014\u200anot in some coming-of-age hippie way involving pasta and ashrams\u2014 but in a way that helps you draw your own line in the sand for what matters and what doesn\u2019t. Do what you want to do, just because you want to do that thing. This will build confidence that will come in handy later.<\/p>\n

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