In this episode, we start by discussing an insight Ali had about the nature of dissatisfaction and setting overly high standards for ourselves. We then turn to the start of a book discussion, where Taimur explains some of the theories he’s been reading around our values, how they change and how ‘rational’ our decision-making really is.
Links
Your Standards Are Too High by Neel Nanda
Aspiration: The Agency of Becoming by Agnes Callard
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