But even if you weren't thinking about where you were, with regard to the past level of cash GDP, you would still have to worry about whether the numbers themselves were right.
You wouldn't do it when you're thinking about your businesses.
So if you haven't filed your taxes yet, but you're thinking about buying a house -- (laughter) -- you can request a six-month extension until October 15th, and claim the credit before then. (Applause.) Or if you've already filed your taxes, or you wish to do so before April 15th, you can just amend your form later this year after you've bought your home and get your money then.
"You can't think clearly and elect whom you want if you are thinking about what food you are going to eat tomorrow and where you are going to stay, " says Michael.
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"I buy a DVD to go and watch it, I don't need to be thinking about that, but you know it's happening, " he says.
Remember, too, that crafty reprogramming of the mind doesn't necessarily depend on what you're thinking about, but how you're thinking about it.
Perhaps you have noticed, for instance, that while commuting to work you are thinking about all sorts of things that don't involve being in the car, train or bus that you ride every day.
But the people who designed these systems weren't thinking about what happens when the client goes bad on you.
Similarly, when thinking about competition, you can't just model out where your competitors were last year in terms of pricing and service.
"I couldn't stand thinking about people saying, 'Oh, my, what happened to you, '" she said.
"If you put it out where somebody sees it, they can't stop thinking about it, " she says.
And I can't help but wonder if you were not going back and forward in time constantly as you were thinking about those tunes when you wrote them and performed them before -and performing them again now.
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