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Apr 2021
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Ep. 321: Ask for a Favor in the Right Wa...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
About this episode

We discuss the advice from legendary women’s gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field about how to ask for a favor or an opportunity in the right way, a listener offers a practical suggestion for using space to manage clutter, and we talk to author Julie Lythcott-Haims about her new book “Your Turn: How to Be an Adult.”

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