Ep. 566: Do You Ever Think “This Is Not Good; I Could Do This Better?” Plus Accountability Hacks
Update: 2025-12-24
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We talk about why the realization “I could this this task better myself” can help us identify possible opportunities. We also talk about how to give a bad review in a nice way, and share imaginative accountability strategies.
Resources & links related to this episode:
- Obituary for John Charles Craft
- Take the "Four Tendencies" personality quiz
- Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill
- In Our Time podcast by the BBC
- Elizabeth is reading: Full House by Janet Evanovich (Amazon, Bookshop)
- Gretchen is reading: Possession by A. S. Byatt (Amazon, Bookshop)
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