How To Have Your Cake & Eat It Too! Weekday Wisdom 🚀

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Hello, oh wise one!

Have you ever had to choose between having your cake, or eating it? It's a tough one!

In fact, decision paralysis is one of the biggest factors in procrastination.

Well good news, Nuala Walsh is an expert in decision making, and we'll be hosting a live Q&A with her this Thursday at 11:00am GMT.

Nuala Walsh is the author of Tune In: How to Make Smarter Decisions In a Noisy World. For a taste of Nuala's wisdom, watch her TED Talk, and if you have any questions, bring them on Thursday.

Pre-register for the event here.

Big love,

Chris & the 42courses team x

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On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the person who steps back and says, "oh no, I'm not creative at all" and 10 is The Beatles on LSD, where would you put yourself?

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Bonus joke: What do sea monsters eat?
Fish and ships 😂