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This reads as a way of making advice sound less like scolding and more like concern. It points to learning as something that deserves time and seriousness, and can be taken to mean that intellectual habits are as worthy as athletic ones. It lands in a conversation about priorities, especially when someone needs a gentle push toward reading and study.
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