Something told him it was probably a lousy idea.

但隐约中他又觉得这很可能是下策。

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And the lousy idea of 'writing a book' turned out to be the motivation with which I forced myself to make a decision and turned organizing thoughts from a mere thought to pressure and obligation.

而我出的‘写一本书’的馊点子，实际上是一个动力，我顺水推舟地逼迫自己作出了决定，让整理思想不再是一个想法，而是一种压力，一种责任。

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Cash flow is clearly one area where avoidance is a lousy idea.

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Who says throwing good money after bad is a lousy idea?

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Now here's an interesting idea: Admit to people you once had a lousy product but now, really, it's much, much better.

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