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Sep 2024
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More Happier: Why “Scheduling Is Life,” ...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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We discuss a new mantra to reframe a all-too-common annoyance, and the value of a new parasocial friend. Also, we discuss Orange Theory and hiking in Fryman Canyon.

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