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It is a fine line, isn't it.
Long ago, I learned to take tests on an empty stomach. Kept me sharper.
The golfer, Bobby Jones, discovered early in his career that the competitive round after a full lunch was always worse than the am round. He was dulled. So he cut out the big meals at lunch, but offered to buy his opponent's meal (heh heh). He played better and his opponents, worse.
It is a fine line, isn't it.
Long ago, I learned to take tests on an empty stomach. Kept me sharper.
The golfer, Bobby Jones, discovered early in his career that the competitive round after a full lunch was always worse than the am round. He was dulled. So he cut out the big meals at lunch, but offered to but his opponent's meal (heh heh). He played better and his opponents, worse.
