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    What If This Were Enough?
    Heather Havrilesky
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    In "What If This Were Enough?", Heather Havrilesky challenges our relentless pursuit of self-improvement in a hyper-consumerist world. This acclaimed 2018 collection asks the radical question: What if contentment isn't something to achieve, but something we already possess?

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