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Jun 2019
36m 18s

How to deal with Rejection

Ali & Taimur Abdaal
About this episode
This week we talk about rejection. We dig into a rejection that Taimur recently faced, and then explore the various rejections we've both faced in our lives — how we felt about them, what we took from them, and how we can improve the way we handle rejection. Among other things, Ali takes us on a tour of his life's romantic rejections, and Taimur reg ... Show More
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