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I went to the gym today and jumped into the pool as I do five times a week. I always picked the right most lane which was wider than the rest (so I have more room to do breast strokes). After a few laps, I noticed the lady who was sharing my lane kept giving me the stink eye. I thought nothing of it until she stopped me and started giving me a lecture on pool etiquette. She thought I was a complete ass for not greeting her before I jumped in and for not asking for her permission to share. Besides being impolite, she thought I was also unsafe. I paused for about 10 microseconds and I decided to apologize. As an entrepreneur, those are your choices. After many painful lessons, I finally learned how to pick my battles and getting in an argument with an old lady in my shorts was a good use of my argumentative skill. As an entrepreneur, it is often best to just let it roll over your shoulder so you can save your dry powder for the real fight.


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