The Brutal Truth About Life-Changing Opportunities We Overlook Every Day

Michael Simmons

Published in

Accelerated Intelligence

19 min readFeb 28

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Author’s Note: This article was researched and written over 50 hours using the blockbuster philosophy.

It took a single chance event for one of history’s most profound shifts to happen.

Working from home was possible in the early 2000s.

Michael Simmons

Written by Michael Simmons

Editor for

Accelerated Intelligence

I teach people to learn HOW to learn / Serial entrepreneur / Bestselling author / Contributor: Time, Fortune, and Harvard Business Review

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