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Young people frozen by too many choices: was the previous generation's lack of options a deprivation, or a hidden kind of peace?
— internet discourse
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Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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