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What does it mean?
Social ridicule limits the time we have for wonder.
In plain terms
Mockery stops us from having time for magic.
What can you take from it?
Don't let mockery kill your sense of wonder.

Where it applies

  • dealing with critics

Putting it to work

  • creative work

Questions to consider

  • How do you protect your wonder?

Another view

Magic might not be a literal concern for everyone.

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