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Feb 2024
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Little Happier: Are You an Obliger Who N...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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In ancient Greece, early in his career, the statesman Demosthenes came up with an ingenious yet simple form of accountability to make sure he kept practicing his oratory.

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