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Entrepreneurs dismantling something that used to work. Leaders breaking habits. Anyone who needs permission to admit that better ≠ effortless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWear your admission.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same admission is in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/the-drawbacks-journal\"\u003eThe Drawbacks Journal\u003c\/a\u003e — for when you need to write through it rather than wear it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/the-sacred-enclosure-tee\"\u003eThe Sacred Enclosure Tee\u003c\/a\u003e — Bennett on the sovereignty of your own mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eArnold Bennett, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish novelist and essayist (1867–1931)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHow to Live on 24 Hours a Day\u003c\/em\u003e was a productivity manual before the genre existed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamous for balancing pragmatism with empathy—he won't coddle you, but he doesn’t lie either\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSize Chart (Bella + Canvas)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWidth (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLength (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"XS","offer_id":42590599479390,"sku":"2223582_21593","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S","offer_id":42590599512158,"sku":"2223582_21594","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":42590599544926,"sku":"2223582_21595","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":42590599577694,"sku":"2223582_21596","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":42590599610462,"sku":"2223582_21597","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":42590599643230,"sku":"2223582_21598","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/unisex-staple-t-shirt-vintage-black-front-69d0577811e43.png?v=1775261572"},{"product_id":"the-drawbacks-journal","title":"The Drawbacks Journal","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Drawbacks Journal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArnold Bennett, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day (1908)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArnold Bennett wasn't trying to discourage anyone. 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