Posts Tagged ‘Rebecca Lee Douglas’

Is Everybody Cheating These Days? (NSQ Ep. 39)

Also, what's better: to learn new skills or go deep on what you're good at?

What Does It Mean to Be a “Good” Man? (NSQ Ep. 38)

Also: how can you stop ruminating?

How Do You Know if People Don’t Like You? (NSQ Ep. 37)

Also: do self-help books really help?

Which Matters More, a First or Last Impression? (NSQ Ep. 36)

Also: does wisdom really come with age?

Does Psychotherapy Actually Work? (NSQ Ep. 35)

Also: how many “selves” is it okay to have?

Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be? (NSQ Ep. 34)

Also: how can you become a more curious person?

Is Optimism a Luxury Good? (NSQ Ep. 33)

Also: why is public speaking so terrifying?

How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control? (NSQ Ep. 15 Rebroadcast)

Also: why do we procrastinate?

Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar? (Ep. 445)

In this episode of No Stupid Questions — a Freakonomics Radio Network show launched earlier this year — Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth debate why we watch, read, and eat familiar things during a crisis, and if it might in fact be better to try new things instead. Also: is a little knowledge truly as dangerous as they say?

Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort? (NSQ Ep. 32)

Also: where is the line between acronyms, initialisms, and gibberish?