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Jan 2022
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Happier - Ep. 361: Cultivate a Rest Ritu...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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We discuss why you might cultivate a rest ritual, especially if you’re joining us for #Rest22in22. We also talk about celebrating the minor holiday of Tuesday, 2/2/2022, and a listener asks about how to stop reading and starting acting on a desired health habit. 

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