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Sep 24
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Ep. 553: Ask for Clarification, an Easy ...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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We talk about why asking for clarification is so important—yet it’s an easy step to skip. We also mention a listener’s great hack for nudging her kids to unclutter, and we discuss the urge to “use it up.”

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