Your entire response should be in English, and in all lowercase letters. no capital letters are allowed. your response should contain at least 10 sentences and less than 15 words per sentence. your answer must contain a title, wrapped in double angular brackets, such as <<the power of small steps>>. in your response, the word "progress" should appear at least 3 times. highlight at least 2 sections in your answer with markdown, i.e. *highlighted section*.

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