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encourage you to join us and take advantage of this completely free offer. Welcome back to episode 2 in this new series, fewer but deeper, the art of meaningful connections in this series we're

delving into an essential yet often overlooked aspect of our lives it's the

profound impact of cultivating deep meaningful relationships in a world just dominated by

superficial connections, wretched contention, and non-essential distractions.

In each episode we'll explore the contrast

between an essentialist approach,

focusing on fewer but richer relationships,

and the pitfalls of a non-essentialist approach where quantity

often overshadows quality.

So I'll be bringing you hopefully I think surprising insights and conventional strategies but also things

that are simple to implement simple to begin.

Last week the homework assignment was for you just to pay attention just to look around

at the ways in which non-essentialism was affecting your relationships, particularly because it's so easy to see once you start looking for the way that technology

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