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Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less

Book · 2017 · Tiffany Dufu; foreword by Gloria Steinem. Flatiron Books

Permission to drop a few balls 🏀

Who it's for

Tiffany Dufu shares how, after becoming a mother, she stopped trying to do everything perfectly at work and at home.

Overwhelmed trying to do it all→Lighter and more focused

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What it is

Drop the Ball is a 2017 memoir and manifesto by Tiffany Dufu, with a foreword by Gloria Steinem. After her first child was born, Dufu found she could not meet every standard she had set for herself at work and at home.

Where to find it

Widely available in print, ebook and audiobook, and in libraries.

Before you start

Age: Adult; suggested 16+

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