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Nov 2023
27m 26s

Running after innovation

Afaf Ouardi
About this episode
Not innovating, not producing or creating things anymore to give back to my community has been causing me a lot of discomfort, disappointment in myself and judgement. In this episode, I am recalling the importance of taking our time to refill ourselves with inspiration and passion, in order to be able to deliver good work later. 
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