How to be less useful (w/ Priyanka Mattoo)

What does the pressure to be more efficient, more productive, and more useful do to us? Priyanka Mattoo (primattoo.com) is an author whose new book, How to Be Less Useful (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763243/how-to-be-…), addresses the joys of being inefficient and giving up control. Priyanka and Chris also discuss how traditional gender roles show up in marriage and why it’s important to give your partner space to lead in their own way.

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