Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m.,…

Randy Pausch
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Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but you are not more interesting than lunch. ✨ Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). The Last Lecture, p.173, Hachette UK
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Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but you are not more interesting than lunch. ✨ Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). The Last Lecture, p.173, Hachette UK

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