Avoid Avoidance, “Planned Maintenance,” a Cooking Hack, and Books on How Things Work Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 481. We talk about why it’s helpful to try to avoid avoidance, and why “planned maintenance” is more effective than “unplanned maintenance.” Plus we share a hack for making cooking easier and faster, as well as many suggestions from listeners of excellent books about how things work.
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