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- Do the logistical demands of daily life — dishes, laundry, emails, appointments, calls, errands, forms, follow-ups — use up everything you have, leaving nothing for the things that actually matter to you? And still never get done?
- Does the list of things just keep growing, no matter how capable or intelligent you are? And does that make you feel like you’re failing at something everyone else finds basic?
- Is there a gap between how capable you are and how much you can actually get done on any given day that you’ve never been able to explain to anyone?
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