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Are You Looking Forward to Your Year of Responsibilities and Duties?

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Beth Dargis
Dec 30, 2023
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I wanted to take lots of hikes on this warmer-than-usual time between Christmas and New Year’s. I wanted to go to a dance party last night. I wanted to have Christmas Dinner at my in-laws.

Instead, I have been sniffling, coughing, and cuddling under blankets.

Under blankets, I read. One book, Four Thousand Weeks, reminded me that you won’t find time in yo…

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