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May 2023
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Ep. 430: Very Special Episode: Hacks, Ha...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
About this episode

For this Very Special Episode, we discuss dozens of hacks for entertaining,

suggested by listeners and ourselves. We have suggestions and tips for making

tasks easier, lowering the bar, doing preparations efficiently, and generally having

more fun.

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