Lean In

You Can't Have It All: A Guide to Making Sacrifices

excellence, actually, 2 July 2026. The book comes up at 34 min 44 sec in.

One of the hosts dismisses Lean In as "bullshit," arguing that it is impossible to be simultaneously an incredible corporate executive at a large company and a phenomenal mother, and that the book's premise is built on lies. A later passage groups it with other books promising balance and "you can have it all," characterising them as telling readers what they want to hear.

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