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  When you were a kid, teachers and parents probably told you to concentrate. And as an adult, you ...

  As an economist, Russ Roberts has been taught to approach decision-making by conducting an analysis, ...

  Being adept at discerning people's true thoughts and intentions is a valuable skill to have. Knowing ...

  Do you feel stuck in life? Inwardly you keep repeating the same thoughts, outwardly you keep repeating ...

Have you ever noticed that at your office or church, a small fraction of people do the lion’s share of ...

  You struggle with being productive. So you decide you need to establish a routine for yourself. You ...

  There are thousands of books, podcasts, and social media posts about how to be more productive, ...

  In 1981, Time magazine stated: "If you are ever in a crucial life-changing negotiation, the ...

  In the modern age, people are bombarded with more information, and are more personally responsible for ...

In 1826, John Stuart Mill had an existential crisis. He fell into a deep depression and contemplated ...

  Whenever you get into an argument, whether you're discussing politics with a colleague or the ...

  95% of people say that they're self-aware. But only 10-15% of people actually are. As my guest ...

Have you ever wondered why it is that being called a coward is considered such a grave insult? It’s ...

  Friedrich Nietzsche is famous for espousing a philosophy that may be a help in wrestling with ...

  When you look back on the moments you regret most in your life, a fair number of them likely involved ...

  During World War II, Henry Beecher, an anesthesiologist serving in the U.S. Army, noticed that 32% of ...

Welcome back to our occasional, ongoing series exploring the nature of envy.  In the previous ...

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  If you're someone who's a decade or two out from your high school graduation, do you ever find ...