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Sep 2023
53m 6s

How to Develop Rugged Flexibility

THE ART OF MANLINESS
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Change is a constant. Changes big and small are always happening in our lives, while the world also changes around us. We can either resist these changes as unmooring threats to our sense of self, or embrace them as chances to get better and stronger.The key to taking that second approach, my guest says, is developing rugged flexibility. His name is Brad Stu ... Show More
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