Choices We Made: Logic or Emotion? (with Stephen Dubner)

Choice Words with Samantha Bee

Lemonada Media

Comedy

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

As the author and podcast host of “Freakonomics,” Stephen Dubner spends a lot of time thinking about and studying what goes into good decision-making. In one of our favorite episodes from the vault, he gives Sam tips on balancing logic with emotion, offers ways to use your imagination to help you make a choice, and defends the coin-flip method.

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0:21.0	Do you ever feel like a failure?
0:23.0	Trust me, I get it.
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0:36.2	how it holds us back, propels us forward, and ultimately shapes our lives is the whole point. Each week I'll chat with artists, athletes, actors, and
0:46.2	experts about how our perceived failures have actually been our biggest
0:50.4	catalysts for growth, revelation, and even healing.
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1:25.8	of asking my guests for their life-changing choices.
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