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I Like To Read First Thing In The Morning. I'm Addicted To The Kindle. I Read A Lot Of Business Books, Because I Feel Like I Should Figure Out How To Be A Real Businessman Before Someone Figures Out That I'm Not One. I Really Enjoy Reading Classics As Well, Which I Try To Work In Once Every Two Months.

-Matt Mullenweg

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I Like To Read

Matt Mullenweg

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I Like To Read First Thing In The Morning. I'm Addicted To The Kindle. I Read A Lot Of Business Books, Because I Feel Like I Should Figure Out How To Be A Real Businessman Before Someone Figures Out That I'm Not One. I Really Enjoy Reading Classics As Well, Which I Try To Work In Once Every Two Months.

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