![[My father] advised me to sit every few months in my reading chair for an entire evening, close my eyes and try to think of new problems to solve. I took his advice very seriously and have been glad ever since that he did.](/assets/img/quote-photos/my-father-advised-me-to-sit-every-few-months-in-my-reading-chair-for-an-entire.jpg)
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Cross my wooden leg, swear on my glass eye. Tom Waits