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Ep. 566: Do You Ever Think “This Is Not Good; I Could Do This Better?” Plus Accountability Hacks

Ep. 566: Do You Ever Think “This Is Not Good; I Could Do This Better?” Plus Accountability Hacks

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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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