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Hello and welcome back to Control or Delete. My guest today is the wonderful Madeline door.

She is a writer and interviewer, and she is exploring how we can broaden the definition of a day

well spent in all of her work. Her book, I didn't do the thing today, is a gentle, wise,

and insightful look at how to let go of productivity guilt. And it's out now, and it's a truly

wonderful look at how we unravel the relationship between our output and our inner self-worth.

Madeline's excellent writing is interspersed with lots of other wise voices on this topic of

productivity culture, and this book really helps the reader feel less anxious and stressed or

disappointed, or feeling like a failure if they don't have the best day ever. And it really takes

productive routines off a pedestal, and it helps us embrace the messy middle part of life and of

work. For the past five years, Madeline has been asking creative thinkers on how they navigate

their days on her popular blog, It's Rodinary Routines, which I really recommend checking out,

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