Lunging
A useful metaphor from juggling:
When you find yourself lunging for a ball or club, let it drop.
Lunging will always lead to a drop sooner or later, and it pays to skip the lunge and simply begin again, on better terms.
A useful metaphor from juggling:
When you find yourself lunging for a ball or club, let it drop.
Lunging will always lead to a drop sooner or later, and it pays to skip the lunge and simply begin again, on better terms.
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