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49. How to Survive Being Creative: Jessica Abel, author of ‘Out on the Wire’, [reads] ‘How to Write an Autobiographical Novel’

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How to Navigate Autonomy

There's this tension between autonomy and being the author of your own life. I want to hire other people to do a whole bunch of stuff, but am I engaging in magical thinking? "I'm a huge advocate of imperfect action," she says. Being autonomous doesn't mean not working with people; it doesn't mean alone.

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