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This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1917. Control your choices before they control

you by Tyler Tervoran of Riscology.co and I'm Justin Mollick. This is the podcast where

I act as a personal narrator for you, for free. Usually from blogs, sometimes from books,

in any case always with permission from the authors. We have a bunch of shows covering

different categories or topics. Just search for Optimal Living Daily wherever you're

hearing this to find all of them. And now let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

Control your choices before they control you by Tyler Tervoran of Riscology.co.

On the classic TV show Lost, Charlie is a heroin-addicted leader of a rock band stranded on a desert

island, his supply running low. The pain of which raw is imminent. Seeing an opportunity

to help another character, John, takes the drugs from Charlie and tells him, if you want

these back, all you have to do is ask for them. On the third time, I'll give them to you.

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