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Ridley Pearson

As a young boy, I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen' and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely, but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer, where one of

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Ridley Pearson describes how reading a book as a child made him overly anxious about managing his time, causing him stress for decades. However, this anxiety also helped him develop the self-control needed to focus and become a writer.

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