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The very activity dismissed as a waste of time has emerged as a powerful incubator for modern business leadership.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Convincing someone that therapy isn’t a total waste of time is only half—or even a quarter—of the battle, both Dr. Saltz and Dr. Thomas said.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
Silicon Valley once considered politics to be a waste of time—a backward, crudely analog endeavor that had little to do with a digital vision of the future.
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Some argue that a status vote is a waste of time because Congress will never act.
—Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus / Made By History, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Convincing someone that therapy isn’t a total waste of time is only half—or even a quarter—of the battle, both Dr. Saltz and Dr. Thomas said.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
Silicon Valley once considered politics to be a waste of time—a backward, crudely analog endeavor that had little to do with a digital vision of the future.
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Some argue that a status vote is a waste of time because Congress will never act.
—Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus / Made By History, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Waste of time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20of%20time. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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