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Mar 2023
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[Rebroadcast] Turn Problems into Project...

OptimalWork
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If there’s an area in your life where you want to grow, it can be difficult to know how to make progress. In this episode, we discuss how to get started by formulating strategies and steps, that is, by applying prudence to the question of how to grow.

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