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Why Does Work Dominate Our Lives? [Paul Millerd]

The Examined Life

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Finding Wonder in Life and Reconnecting with Yourself

The importance of reconnecting with one's inner energy/nSpend time wandering without a destination to see how it affects you/nBlock out time during the work day to do activities you loved as a child/nConsider taking a sabbatical to explore new possibilities/nFind your own path instead of emulating others/nRead the speaker's book for inspiration and guidance/nReinject a sense of wonder into your life/nRecognize that every path has its downsides/nQuestion why it is difficult to take a walk without headphones/nChallenge the total work ethos and embrace unproductive moments

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