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Kate Bowler wants to tame her inner efficiency monster

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Duke professor Kate Bowler was 35 years old when she was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. Her memoir about the experience, "Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved," became a New York Times bestseller. She now hosts the podcast, "Everything Happens." She talks to Rachel about accepting that religion won't give you all the answers and learning how not to be an "efficiency monster."

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Rachel Martin is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.