The human race has been around for quite a while, and most of the things that you aspire to do have already been done in some form. If you go through the pains to read case studies, memiors, autobioraphies, and history formulated around a certain topic you will save yourself alot of pain and consternation. The knowledge of what has been done in the past may not tell you every that needs to happen for you to accomplish your endeavor, but it will definitely help you avoid some of the obvious pitfalls. If you can eliminate obvious errors and pitfalls, you have a better chance of success. Isn't that what you want?

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