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Dec 2020
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What do we want from life?

Ali & Taimur Abdaal
About this episode

In this episode, we discuss some thought-provoking questions designed to help us (and you) figure out what we want from life. This turns into a commitment we make to one another to consciously work towards our ‘rock star’ goals.


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