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Jan 2020
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3 Mistakes We Make Reading Books & 3 Tec...

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Can one person read 365 books in one year? In this episode of On Purpose, Jay Shetty discusses how he read a book a day during a one-year period and shares his 4-S strategy to reading that anyone can use to tackle their reading list. Shetty also shared his insights on the mistakes people make when reading and how to avoid them. The key to reading more and en ... Show More
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