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True story!
We all know the importance of a good headline. Something intriguing. That little bit different. Something that stands out and attracts the reader's attention.
There is a big difference between catching someone’s eye and giving them a swift kick in the balls — or similar area depending on your lifestyle.
And that’s exactly what this headline felt like the minute I read it.
Oh, and if you haven’t clicked on the link and read the article yet then there is probably no point in reading on from here.
Spurting water from the nose
As is the case with everyone who works a nine-to-five/full-time job or has an employer, you rarely start working from the time you enter the workplace.
You come in, sit down, stand up, maybe make a cup of coffee, go to the bathroom, check the news, scroll through social media, all of the above, everything except getting started on what you’re supposed to be doing.
I’m not judging, I’m no different from the rest of you.
And it was in this period of time —we shall call it, the getting paid to sh*t time — that I managed…