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Why We Can’t Get No Satisfaction

The self-help industry exists to make us think we could be living our best lives if only we tried a little harder and spent a little more. Heather Havrilesky joins us to make the case that we should embrace our imperfections and come to peace with the idea that maybe we are who we are for a reason. Her new collection of essays is called “What If This Were Enough?” (Doubleday).