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Jan 2021
31m 52s

Ep. 309: Heed a Suggestion, Look Better ...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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We discuss why you should heed someone’s suggestion, take a deep dive into listeners’ imaginative ideas for their “21 for 2021” lists, and reveal a hack to help us look better on Zoom (and perhaps sleep better, too). Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft Get the podcast ... Show More
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