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Jul 2018
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Ep. 178: Schedule a Weekly Playdate with...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
About this episode

Schedule a weekly playdate with yourself, a hack for dealing with a child’s curfew,

and what are some ways to deal with the distractions of an open-plan office?

Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin; happiercast.com/178; 774-

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