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Oct 2022
58m 6s

Russ Roberts on Making Better Decisions

Daily Stoic | Wondery
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Ryan talks to economist and author Russ Roberts about his new book Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us, the tension between being ambitious and being a good person, strategies for reducing the fear and the loss of control that inevitably come when a wild problem requires a leap in the dark, and more. Russ Roberts is the President of Shale ... Show More
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