<description>As we head toward a new year, former &lt;em&gt;Rough Translation&lt;/em&gt; host Gregory Warner reflects on "goal disengagement" — letting go of past goals, rather than coming up with New Year resolutions. He recommends three of his favorite episodes aligned with this theme for Rough Translation fans and new listeners. Episodes are in the show notes below. And we encourage you to visit our archives with some timeless &lt;em&gt;Rough Translation&lt;/em&gt; gems.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;When Failure is a 4-Letter Word: &lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/07/05/738963753/when-failure-is-a-four-letter-word"&gt;https://www.npr.org/2019/07/05/738963753/when-failure-is-a-four-letter-word&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;War Poems: &lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/07/02/625501009/war-poems"&gt;https://www.npr.org/2018/07/02/625501009/war-poems&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;American Surrogate: &lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/2017/10/17/547332434/american-surrogate"&gt;https://www.npr.org/2017/10/17/547332434/american-surrogate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Discover Rough Translation's archive of timeless episodes here: &lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510324/rough-translation"&gt;https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510324/rough-translation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Learn more about sponsor message choices: &lt;a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices"&gt;podcastchoices.com/adchoices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy"&gt;NPR Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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Rough Translation New Years Message

DEC 27, 20234 MIN
Rough Translation

Rough Translation New Years Message

DEC 27, 20234 MIN

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As we head toward a new year, former Rough Translation host Gregory Warner reflects on "goal disengagement" — letting go of past goals, rather than coming up with New Year resolutions. He recommends three of his favorite episodes aligned with this theme for Rough Translation fans and new listeners. Episodes are in the show notes below. And we encourage you to visit our archives with some timeless Rough Translation gems.

When Failure is a 4-Letter Word: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/05/738963753/when-failure-is-a-four-letter-word

War Poems: https://www.npr.org/2018/07/02/625501009/war-poems

American Surrogate: https://www.npr.org/2017/10/17/547332434/american-surrogate

Discover Rough Translation's archive of timeless episodes here: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510324/rough-translation

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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