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Such great comments, Tim. I sense that Jealousy is one of the most ubiquitous emotions hovering around the writing profession in general. Jung said Projection was the most common negative trait in humans; surely Jealousy comes next.

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It's a shame Anne. We should work together as writers not compete with each other.

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No point attacking the GOAT 🐐

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100%.

People frustrated at their lack of momentum see successful writers as a target for their misplaced anger. Then they see other people getting clicks attacking “big” writers, and it all just snowballs.

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I'm okay with the jabs to the face Kevin. It's when these randoms attack people like Tim Ferriss who do a lot of good for the world and mislead the public into thinking they're scammers. The real scammers are those writing "it's the end of America" to get clicks.

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I caught a lot of grief for pointing out that those writing doom porn were doing so because they’d realized it pays.

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Much love Isaiah.

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Tim. your five F*ck up are concise and to the point. The most important is to ALWAYS KEEP YOUR WORD. You denigrate yourself when you attack others. Met a lot of snowflakes in my time. I learned as a young Naval officer on nuclear submarines to never ,lie or bull shit. There are no secrets on subs or today with social media. Your work is one of the best.

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I've forgotten to keep my word many times in the early part of my career. Worth remembering Ed.

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Tim, absolutely love the headline. Stuck out like a sore thumb in my inbox this morning and it was one of the first things I read. Great content as well.

I’m just getting started in my writing, so it’s a great reminder of some of the habits that won’t get me anywhere. I appreciate you tim. All love man! 🤝

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Much love Nolan. Thank you.

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This is beautiful! Wonderful piece of writing.

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Glad you think so James.

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When we are young, we do so many things out of innocence. Your word is your bond, Tim and your reputation. Good day. Mate!

Ed

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