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Apr 2023
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Stay Curious, Stay Young: The Power of L...

Steve Kaufmann
About this episode
It is so important to stay curious and keep learning new things as you age. I have most certainly found this to be the case. I don’t just learn languages, I am curious about many topics and I feed this curiosity every day. 
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