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Imbibing cleaning products.
Will Rogers never met me.
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A few days at home in isolation, playing games and/or watching movies or series.
Could be a (long) weekend, could be a week or two.
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Playing games has been the general getaway for me.
GTA V, Monster Hunter, The Witcher, Elden Ring... all sorts of games.
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J-RPGs for me.
Currently playing Octopath Traveler II, played Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores before that and Tales of Arise before that and Atelier Ryza 2 before that... 
The Witcher would be great for me, but I haven't played it as I know I'd totally not do anything else for 300 hours so I'm not even trying.
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Sander Rossel wrote: J-RPGs for me.
You should like the Final Fantasy games then.
I also loved "Sekiro: Shadows die twice" and "Ghost of Tsushima" even though the latter is developed by an American studio.
Both are gorgeous games.
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GKP1992 wrote: You should like the Final Fantasy games then.
Of course, played IV through X, XII (probably my favorite), XV, and the FFVII Remake
GKP1992 wrote: Ghost of Tsushima
I have this and planned to play it, but I always prefer other games first.
My next game will be FFXVI or Tales of Berseria (I discovered the Tales of series just last year and it's already one of my favorites).
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promise of $ reward, prestige, etc.
fear of losing face with my peers
heavy guilt
flagellation
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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In short, God. I am quite happy to expand on this but it will be nonsense to those who don't share a belief in an almighty creator who is personal and interactive.
So, like you, I draw inspiration from writings, but most of them are found in the Bible. Aside from that, yes, famous speeches from literary works before a great battle/self sacrifice, and poems, or snippets of poems and songs: Back in Black, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (specific to mothers), Move (TobyMac), Shake it Off, The Filling Station (Elizabeth Bishop) ...
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Your answer evokes two poems, the first "Miles to go before I sleep" by Robert Frost, and "The road goes ever on" by JRR Tolkien.
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Small victories (as some have already said).
Look for the "easy wins" or the "low hanging fruit". Chalk up a couple wins and it will get your head back in the game...
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My medication  .
Software Zen: delete this;
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What is the alternative? We get back into it because its what we were doing and we are creatures of habit.
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To try first an enticing junction... confused? (7)
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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Attempt ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Wow - that lasted less than five minutes 
YAUM!
Solution:
To try - definition
first an - A (first letter)
enticing - TEMPT
junction - T
confused - anagram indicator
ATTEMPT is "to try"
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
modified 30-Jun-23 9:36am.
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I've been doing them a long time 
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Solution please, for lesser mortals like me.
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It's in my reply
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I meant an explanation of the solution.
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I have amended my " - winner" post with the solution.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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To try first an enticing junction... confused? (7)
it would be better put like
Try at entice (7)
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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pkfox wrote: it would be better put like
Try at entice (7)
Probably...
But
I wanted to split the "a" and "t" to make it a little more... interesting 
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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Oi @ChandraRam where's the CCC
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Thanks for the reminder - had forgotten!
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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