We talk about why asking for clarification is so important—yet it’s an easy step to skip. We also mention a listener’s great hack for nudging her kids to unclutter, and we discuss the urge to “use it up.”

Resources & links related to this episode:

• Listen to the new podcast Since You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen Rubin
• Elizabeth is reading: A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield (Amazon, Bookshop) 
• Gretchen is reading: The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. LeGuin (Amazon, Bookshop)

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