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Card #c1437IR // #c1437Synthesis

He suddenly felt he would go without bed and breakfast to be thought fierce.

— In our words · Source: The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)

[Use when]

When a senior colleague questions your grit to bait you into a failing project, demand the resource budget in writing before accepting.

[Why it matters]

A bruised ego makes a comfortable amateur volunteer for lethal work without checking the pay or the odds. Pride buys your labor dirt cheap.

Filed under situations:When your picture of things might be wrong

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