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One constant of life, of my life, anyway, is that somebody always seems to be telling me what to do.

Preparing to rappel One constant of life, of my life, anyway, is that somebody always seems to be telling me what to do. This is either direct (my teacher assigns me homework; my manager bothers me about unfinished work) or generic (you should be making an impact; you should be doing more good; you should put more effort into your appearance). The specifics change, but there is always something to do. The simple fact I’ve learned painstakingly over the last few years is that there is no such thing as a command. All commands are requests, some with consequences for non-compliance. In every…

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