Gretchen Rubin and Elizabeth Craft discuss a common struggle that most of us will deal with at some point in our lives: getting fired. Although you may wish it upon no one, losing your job can have some surprising benefits. Then a Know Yourself Better about alone time versus time with friends, and a listener questions about dealing with criticism, plus Gretchen’s demerit and Liz’s gold star.

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