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Midweek Reset: The Art of the Imperfect

Midweek Reset: The Art of the Imperfect

Update: 2024-10-30
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This week Oliver Burkeman journalist and author of “Meditations for Mortals” discusses the complexities of trying to be perfect in an imperfect world. Accepting our limitations, he says, is a pathway to liberation and happiness. 


​This episode with Oliver Burkeman was originally broadcast October 27, 2024

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