The one change that worked: I stopped listening to podcasts – and my mind flooded with ideas

For decades my life was soundtracked by comedy duos, mostly male, discussing their friendships. When I gave them up, I felt as if I was having a mental reboot I have always loved podcasts. The genre of audio I have come to think of as Two Men Talking (In Excessive Detail About…

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