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S12 E3: We Don’t See With Our Eyes, But With Our Whole Lives (Mónica Guzmán) Apr 19, 2023

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“The paths we walk to our views are rich and long,” Mónica Guzmán says in today’s episode, “and it is not very likely that one meme or mic drop point is going to change someone else’s mind.” So what will?

S12 E2: We Need To Get Curious About Each Other, With Each Other (Mónica Guzmán) Apr 18, 2023

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“I don’t understand this person!” You know you’ve thought it. About the uncle or neighbor or co-worker whose worldview is diametrically opposed to your own. But what would happen if you checked your bewildered outrage and tried curiosity instead?

S12 E1: We’re So Divided, We’re Blinded (Mónica Guzmán) Apr 17, 2023

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This week, award-winning journalist Mónica Guzmán stops by to teach us how to cross the political divide, find common ground, and learn from people whose worldviews radically differ from our own.

Mónica's new book is "I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times."

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S11 E5: Do the Obvious Things That Bring Happiness (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz) Apr 14, 2023

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Alright, it's time to wrap up Seth Stephens-Davidowitz's five-part master class based on his book "Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life." Today, Seth explains what the data says about finding happiness.

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S11 E4: Increase Your Luck Surface Area (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz) Apr 13, 2023

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Success depends less on getting lucky and more on using your luck well. In this episode, the fourth in Seth’s mini master class, he explains how to do it.

S11 E3: What the Data Says About Getting Rich (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz) Apr 12, 2023

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You might assume that the wealthiest 1% of Americans are neurosurgeons, corporate attorneys, and hedge fund managers. In reality, they're more likely to own car dealerships or run beverage distribution companies. Today, Seth explains why that is.

S11 E2: The Secret to Raising Great Kids (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz) Apr 11, 2023

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Good news for all you parents out there: the data says you can relax. But there’s still one parenting decision that matters. A lot. Want to know what it is? Tune in to today’s episode!

S11 E1: Focus On Psychological Traits When Dating (Seth Stephens-Davidowitz) Apr 10, 2023

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Big data. Baseball managers use it to win pennants. Stockbrokers use it to beat the market. And now you can use it to get what you really want in life. That's according to a new book by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz called Don't Trust Your Gut.

When faced with difficult life decisions-like "Who should I marry?" and "How can I avoid screwing up my kids?"-we typically follow our intuition. The problem is that our intuition is often wrong. The smarter move, Seth says, is to comb through millions of data points to find statistically significant answers. But who has time for that, not to mention the technical know-how? Well, Seth does. And this week on the show, he'll share the answers he found, starting with the surprising traits you should look for when searching for your soulmate.

S10 E5: Hindsight Bias Is Powerful (David Myers) Apr 07, 2023

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Today, we wrap up our week-long master class with David Myers with a discussion of hindsight bias and how it can help you be less hard on yourself.

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S10 E4: Differences Seize Our Attention (David Myers) Apr 06, 2023

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"Others notice us less than we imagine. This is liberating: A bad hair day hardly matters. Few will notice. Fewer will care. Of those, fewer still will remember."

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