Stephen Merchant
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More air miles.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Less phone use.
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Not actualising my full potential.
To trust in the process.
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Weirdly, sometimes exhaustion keeps me awake. If I am really tired, I won’t sleep well.
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