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      "body": ">make sensible goals that you feel confident that you can achieve .\n\nwell said man , i wrote a post on similar ideologies , the science of new year resolutions \nhttps://steemit.com/life/@theversatileguy/science-of-new-year-resolutions-2018\nI wish i could help as many people as i can.\n### wishing you the best of success in 2018",
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