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Is moving away really a solution? Does a person who moves abroad leave their problems behind, or pack the same feeling of emptiness into their luggage and carry it along?
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Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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