# A Thing Worth Doing is Worth Doing Badly?

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Podcast: [Uncommon Sense - The Official Podcast of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncommon-sense-the-official-podcast-of-the-society-of-gilbert-keith-chesterton-880929)
Published: 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00
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