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Oliver Burkeman - The JOY of Missing Out

The Imperfects

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Is There Anything You Can Do That Really Matters?

I think it's really ultimately liberating, right? Because when you, in the very non-negotiability of that situation, there's a kind of huge relief. The thing that lets me go and do the things that I care about the most is this understanding that I can let go of trying to do everything. There are some people who you who I really don't want to let down in my life,. But there are a lot of others who are like, well, why are they still in my head?" "It could be anything," he says: "a hobby, a friendship or even maintaining a level of tidiness in your house.""You're always going to have lots

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