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Jan 2022
1h 19m

Pills & Paradigm Shifts

Ali & Taimur Abdaal
About this episode

In this episode, we discuss the discourse around pills - Blue Pills, Red Pills, Black and White Pills - and share some of the ‘pills’ that we’ve taken in our own life that have led to paradigm shifts in our perspectives. Enjoy xx

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