People often say, "doing something is better than doing nothing".

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That means you should guard yourself against your instinctive resentment of unfair offers, recognizing that getting something is usually better than getting nothing.

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Until you understand the procedures and the equipment, doing nothing is better than doing something dangerous.

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When the weather is dreary and cold, there's nothing better than cooking something that heats up the house and fills it with fragrant aromas unless it's someone else doing the cooking.

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And because the alternative is literally nothing at all, there is plenty of room to offer something that is infinitely better than that and will improve from there.

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