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Have you ever had one of those days where you put in all this energy to prepare, to plan,

to think about your child's personality, to think about treats and opportunities for that

child to connect to you, only to have the whole thing fall flat? And then you're wondering,

why did I put in so much work when the outcome turned out to be so inadequate. Today on the

podcast, Melissa and I get to talk to one of my favorite guests, Dr. Diana Hill. She has written a

book that's called Wise Effort, How to Focus Your Genius Energy on What Matters Most. This book surprised both of us. We were anticipating

a self-improvement book, but that is not at all what it was about. In fact, by the end of our

conversation, I knew that I wanted to work through the activities in this book for my own

personal well-being. According to Diana, a lot of us misdirect our energy,

and we end up doing too much and then feeling like it's not enough. And I think if we had a

bumper sticker for homeschoolers, that's literally what it would say. Doing too much, feeling like

it's not enough. I want you to join me today to hear Diana explain this

science-backed approach to shifting your most precious resource, your energy, so that you can

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