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Mar 2024
56m 55s

10 Things We Wish We Knew in Our 20s

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
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Our 20s are a unique decade filled with opportunity…including the opportunity to make a lot of mistakes. On today’s episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest share (roughly) 10 things they wish they’d known back then. They explore the balance of enjoying freedom with the compounding value of effort, a framework for finding meaning and purpose, and some of the common pit ... Show More
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