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Jan 2022
17m 26s

The Case for Believing in Yourself

PRX AND GREATER GOOD SCIENCE CENTER
About this episode

What does your best possible self look like? Our guest tries a practice in optimism by imagining her brightest future.

Link to Episode Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/2s4hbkrt

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