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The Benefits of Looking Stupid

July 6, 2011 By Joel Runyon 42 Comments

I look stupid a lot. I've gotten used to it, I've realized that I’ll never be cool. I’ve come to grips with that reality and I'm okay with it. After all, it’s really hard to look cool when I'm: >> doing 200 squats in the kitchen >> turning purple while doing pushups >> making faces of agony while running a marathon So I've accepted it and moved on. In fact, I've been sure that there are lots of other things that I can look stupid doing. ...

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