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THE DIRECT APPROACH: COLD HARD GIFTS

December 05, 2021 by David Coggins in Etc.

In newsletters and books, I like to provide general principles and then let readers figure out what makes sense for themselves. But sometimes that doesn’t work: people want to know precisely how much to tip a fishing guide or exactly where to stay in Kyoto. Not in theory, but very much in practice. Enough philosophizing. Give us the facts, man!

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