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     Have you ever been out for dinner, or visiting friends and you hear, “you should stop burning the candle at both ends”? Perhaps you have had, “what is it you work so hard for, money won’t solve your problems” said to you?     If you have heard these things before you are likely what might be common referred to as a "go-getter" or maybe even a "hustler". when I give these labels, I am not referring the "hustle culture" that is rife with individuals putting on a social media persona of working hard. Rather, I'm talking about those of us who value genuine accomplishment, and have a vision for the future that they are willing to fight for.     Our vision is about fighting to solve societies looming problems, even if it means coming at the cost of our own sleep or time with our families. The journey these individuals are on is a hard one, and one that should not be looked down upon. These hard working and big dreaming folk are used to snide remarks, an

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       The article states that “social service organizations collectively spend millions of dollars a year on communications that focus on informing people”. They then suggest that the majority of this money is simply wasted. To support this point they imply that it is feelings that cause change. While we cannot deny the fact that feelings can cause fast change in people I think that we must acknowledge that empirical information can also lead to human change. With that being said, I think empirical information will never cause as drastic and quick of a change in people as feelings do. I do think their critique of social service organizations does have validity, as some people will more receptive to straight information than others