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What thought won't let you sleep?Originally asked
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Riz Ahmed
British actor and rapper
The thought that I could be doing more: being more productive, doing more of the things that matter, and less of the things that don’t.
Jake Shears
Singer and songwriter; co-lead vocalist of Scissor Sisters
Getting older and dying.
Olivia Colman
British actress
Worry that I am not going to work.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
English actor
The different areas of global catastrophe.
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A sense of humor: The ability to find levity in life's absurdity, laugh at themselves, and keep perspective when things don't go according to plan.
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