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#399. Dad, what is Tsundoku (積ん読)

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Tsundoku (積ん読) is a beautiful Japanese word describing the habit of acquiring books but letting them pile up without reading them.

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#398. Dad, how do I teach my children to be resilient?

#400. Dad, what is the “ostrich effect?”

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