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Research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of "Grit") and tech and sports executive Mike Maughan really like to ask people questions, and they believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one. So they have a podcast where they can ask each other as many “stupid questions” as they want. New episodes each week. "No Stupid Questions" is a production of the Freakonomics Radio Network.
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40. Have We All Lost Our Ability to Compromise?
Also: is it better to be right or “not wrong”?
36:0821/02/2021
39. Is Everybody Cheating These Days?
Also, what's better: to learn new skills or go deep on what you're good at?
37:1114/02/2021
38. What Does It Mean to Be a “Good” Man?
Also: how can you stop ruminating?
34:2007/02/2021
37. How Do You Know if People Don’t Like You?
Also: do self-help books really help?
39:3231/01/2021
36. Which Matters More, a First or Last Impression?
Also: does wisdom really come with age?
36:3824/01/2021
35. Does Psychotherapy Actually Work?
Also: how many “selves” is it OK to have?
32:3717/01/2021
34. Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be?
Also: how can you become a more curious person?
35:3910/01/2021
33. Is Optimism a Luxury Good?
Also: why is public speaking so terrifying?
38:4103/01/2021
How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control? (Ep. 15 Rebroadcast)
Also: why do we procrastinate?
37:0927/12/2020
32. Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort?
Also: where is the line between acronyms, initialisms, and gibberish?
33:3620/12/2020
31. How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future?
Also: which professions have the happiest people?
36:3813/12/2020
30. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?
Also: is a little knowledge truly a dangerous thing?
35:1206/12/2020
29. How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?
Also: why is it so hard to predict success?
31:3929/11/2020
28. Why Do We Hoard?
Also: do you spend more time thinking about the past, the present, or the future?
29:1422/11/2020
27. How Should You Ask for Forgiveness?
Also: why is behavior change so darn hard?
37:4415/11/2020
26. Do Checklists Make People Stupid?
Also: what’s so great about New York City anyway?
34:1708/11/2020
25. Is Hedonism Better Than Self-Control?
Also: is it wrong to feel inured to the pandemic?
30:4301/11/2020
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?
33:5325/10/2020
23. Is It Wrong to Crave Praise?
Also: should everyone have their own trauma score?
38:3318/10/2020
22. Why Do We Buy Things We’ll Never Use?
Also: how is social media like a knife?
31:2811/10/2020
21. How Can You Identify Hidden Talent? With Eric Schmidt.
Also: is there a downside to billionaire philanthropy?
35:0304/10/2020
20. Should We Separate the Art From the Artist?
Also: what is the meaning of life?
32:3727/09/2020
19. Is There Such a Thing as Good Estrangement?
Also: how do you know if you have a “bad personality”?
34:1920/09/2020
18. How Do You Raise a “Likable” Kid?
Also: what’s so great about friendship?
29:3013/09/2020
17. How Can We Get More Virtue and Less ‘Virtue Signaling’?
Also: is it better to be a thinker, a doer, or a charmer?
32:2306/09/2020
16. What’s the Downside to Being Goal-Oriented?
Also: how does a cook become a chef? With Gabrielle Hamilton.
31:3630/08/2020
15. How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control?
Also: why do we procrastinate?
36:2623/08/2020
14. Are You a Maximizer or a Satisficer?
Also: what is the best question you’ve ever been asked in a job interview?
24:0016/08/2020
13. How Can You Stop Comparing Yourself With Other People?
Also: how can we stop confusing correlation with causation?
33:5009/08/2020
12. Does “As If” Thinking Really Work?
Also: how effective is the placebo effect?
32:4703/08/2020
11. Are Ambitious People Inherently Selfish?
Also: why do we habituate to life’s greatest pleasures?
35:5327/07/2020
10. Why Are Stories Stickier Than Statistics?
Also: are the most memorable stories less likely to be true?
30:2020/07/2020
9. Why Is It So Hard to Be Alone With Our Thoughts?
Also: how do you avoid screwing up your kids?
33:2813/07/2020
8. Wouldn’t It Be Better to Hear Your Eulogy Before You’re Dead?
Also: how does a comedian cope with tragedy? With Eugene Mirman.
36:0206/07/2020
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?
30:1529/06/2020
6. Is Incompetence a Form of Dishonesty?
Also: should we all have personal mission statements?
39:0922/06/2020
5. What Do Tom Sawyer and the Founder of Duolingo Have in Common?
Also: is there such a thing as too much science? With special guest Luis von Ahn.
29:2115/06/2020
4. Does All Creativity Come From Pain?
Also: is life precious because it’s finite?
31:3708/06/2020
3. What Does It Mean to Be a “Hard Worker”?
Also: how does age affect happiness?
26:3101/06/2020
2. What is the Optimal Way to Be Angry?
Also: why do we treat pets better than people?
34:4325/05/2020
1. Did Covid-19 Kill the Handshake?
Also: why can't humans handle uncertainty already?
37:3118/05/2020