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Death The End of Self-Improvement

Joan Tollifson

Reviews: This book celebrates the great stripping process of aging, dying and spiritual awakening. Beautiful, poignant, at times humorous, transcendent, messy, down to earth, refreshingly honest—the book explores death, and more importantly, being alive, through a rich mix of personal stories and s...

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Huberman Lab

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Huberman Lab

Andrew mentioned the title of a book he had seen, noting its humorous title but offering no endorsement.

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The title of the book is Death, the End of Self-Improvement.

— Episode: Defining Healthy Masculinity & How to Bu...

Episode: Defining Healthy Masculinity & How to Build It | T...

Andrew mentioned the title of a book he had seen, noting its humorous title but offering no endorsement.

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The title of the book is Death, the End of Self-Improvement.

The Ezra Klein Show

Podcast

The Ezra Klein Show

Burkeman highlighted it as a strikingly titled memoir about confronting death and serious illness, praising its honest immersion in difficult experiences.

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a book by a spiritual teacher called Joan Tollefson which has the remarkable title Death the end of self-improvement

— Episode: Burned Out? Start Here.

Episode: Burned Out? Start Here.

Burkeman highlighted it as a strikingly titled memoir about confronting death and serious illness, praising its honest immersion in difficult experiences.

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a book by a spiritual teacher called Joan Tollefson which has the remarkable title Death the end of self-improvement

what I really appreciated about this book was how unlike a lot of books in this space which claim to be about showing up for the present moment but then when you look at the present moments in question they all seem to be looking at the beauty of nature or appreciating the beautiful taste of a glass of water or whatever it might be she's really applying this idea to some grueling experiences

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