{"id":14650,"date":"2024-10-29T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anacecilia.digital\/en\/?p=14650"},"modified":"2024-10-29T14:42:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:42:34","slug":"to-be-the-best-or-to-be-excellent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anacecilia.digital\/en\/to-be-the-best-or-to-be-excellent\/","title":{"rendered":"To Be the Best or to Be Excellent?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Maybe I will never be the best at anything because I am trying to be excellent at many things at the same time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about excellence with quality of life in the post <a href=\"https:\/\/anacecilia.digital\/en\/why-do-management-and-productivity-tools-often-fail\/\">Why Do Management And Productivity Tools Often Fail?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Published on my blog in Portuguese on April 30, 2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/anacecilia.digital\/ser-o-melhor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ser o melhor ou ser excelente?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please help me improve my English by sending me your suggestions through this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anacecilia.digital\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact form<\/a>. 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