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40. Have We All Lost Our Ability to Compromise?
40. Have We All Lost Our Ability to Compromise?
Also: is it better to be right or “not wrong”?
21 Feb 2021
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36mins
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30. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?
30. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?
Also: is a little knowledge truly a dangerous thing?
6 Dec 2020
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35mins
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37. How Do You Know if People Don’t Like You?
37. How Do You Know if People Don’t Like You?
Also: do self-help books really help?
31 Jan 2021
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39mins
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13. How Can You Stop Comparing Yourself With Other People?
13. How Can You Stop Comparing Yourself With Other People?
Also: how can we stop confusing correlation with causation?
9 Aug 2020
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33mins
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3. What Does It Mean to Be a “Hard Worker”?
3. What Does It Mean to Be a “Hard Worker”?
Also: how does age affect happiness?
1 Jun 2020
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26mins
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26. Do Checklists Make People Stupid?
26. Do Checklists Make People Stupid?
Also: what’s so great about New York City anyway?
8 Nov 2020
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34mins
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11. Are Ambitious People Inherently Selfish?
11. Are Ambitious People Inherently Selfish?
Also: why do we habituate to life’s greatest pleasures?
27 Jul 2020
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35mins
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35. Does Psychotherapy Actually Work?
35. Does Psychotherapy Actually Work?
Also: how many “selves” is it OK to have?
17 Jan 2021
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32mins
Ranked #9

16. What’s the Downside to Being Goal-Oriented?
16. What’s the Downside to Being Goal-Oriented?
Also: how does a cook become a chef? With Gabrielle Hamilton.
30 Aug 2020
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31mins
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14. Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer?
14. Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer?
Also: what is the best question you’ve ever been asked in a job interview?
16 Aug 2020
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24mins
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22. Why Do We Buy Things We’ll Never Use?
22. Why Do We Buy Things We’ll Never Use?
Also: how is social media like a knife?
11 Oct 2020
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31mins
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20. Should We Separate the Art From the Artist?
20. Should We Separate the Art From the Artist?
Also: what is the meaning of life?
27 Sep 2020
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32mins
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33. Is Optimism a Luxury Good?
33. Is Optimism a Luxury Good?
Also: why is public speaking so terrifying?
3 Jan 2021
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38mins
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6. Is Incompetence a Form of Dishonesty?
6. Is Incompetence a Form of Dishonesty?
Also: should we all have personal mission statements?
22 Jun 2020
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39mins
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25. Is Hedonism Better Than Self-Control?
25. Is Hedonism Better Than Self-Control?
Also: is it wrong to feel inured to the pandemic?
1 Nov 2020
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30mins
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24. Why Do We Forget So Much of What We’ve Read?
24. Why Do We Forget So Much of What We’ve Read?
Also: do we overestimate or underestimate our significance in other people’s lives?
25 Oct 2020
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33mins
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19. Is There Such a Thing as Good Estrangement?
19. Is There Such a Thing as Good Estrangement?
Also: how do you know if you have a “bad personality”?
20 Sep 2020
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34mins
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How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control? (Ep. 15 Rebroadcast)
How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control? (Ep. 15 Rebroadcast)
Also: why do we procrastinate?
27 Dec 2020
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37mins
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15. How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control?
15. How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control?
Also: why do we procrastinate?
23 Aug 2020
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36mins
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7. How Do You Handle Criticism?
7. How Do You Handle Criticism?
Also: is it better to send a congratulatory note to someone who deserves it or a condolence note to someone who needs it... Read more
29 Jun 2020
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30mins