Do you read a blog that has the potential to change the world or at least make people think differently?

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http://zenhabits.net/ – not really revolutionary in this respect, but people really need to think more ‘bout what they’re doing – would save everybody a lot of anguish and unnecessary drama (as opposed to the um… necessary drama).

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