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Oct 2024
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Ep. 504: Schedule a Sour Hour, Relieve M...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
About this episode

We discuss a listener’s suggestion for scheduling a “sour hour” of complaints and grievances. We also share some useful information about how to relieve the pain of muscle knots, as well as some ideas for avoiding avoidance.

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Elizabeth is reading: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Amazon, Bookshop) 

Gretchen is reading: The Third Realm by Karl Ove Knausgaard (Amazon, Bookshop) 

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