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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="unseen">unseen</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tossing">tossing</span> (<span word="flipping">flipping</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="else">else</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Side">Side</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Side">Side</span> <span word="B">B</span> – <span word="Side">Side</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="DJs">DJs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="See">See</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="Talk">Talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="later">later</span> (<span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span>)". <span word="And">And</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Side">Side</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> (<span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, "<span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unfavorable">unfavorable</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="observable">observable</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="inflate">inflate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ego">ego</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="downfall">downfall</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="adversity">adversity</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="failures">failures</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="early">early</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="while">while</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>? <span word="Succeed">Succeed</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>.</p>
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