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Oct 2019
15m 31s

How to Be Patient in an Impatient World

MARK MANSON
About this episode
There’s a dark side to our constant stimulation. All of these low-value distractions in our lives have conditioned us to think that patience is for suckers; that we must “move fast and break things;” that if we’re not up-to-date on everything, all the time, we’re going to get left in the dust. This couldn't be further from the truth.  
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