Journaling Idea - On Occam’s Razor.

When you make decisions, do you ever feel cluttered by possibilities?

Do you ever feel like you have too many explanations when you go to make decisions? Perhaps a scroll on Google gave you too many results?

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Natalia Łobodzińska

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Feb 5, 2024

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