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George Saunders on: “Holy Befuddlement” and How to Be Less of a “Turd”

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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Fakes Makes the Most Comfiest Scrubs Around

George Saunders: When I feel the best or the most intelligent is when I've got two notions of seam contradictory that also both seem true and they're just sitting there. That's to me, it is the highest place to be. He says he finds himself segueing into a certain mode where the interviewee has answers, which completely runs contradictory to what he learned writing the book. "I find myself drawn to that moment where I go, huh? Yeah, that's a tough one"

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