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248. How to Be Tim Ferriss
Episode 248
Our Self-Improvement Month concludes with a man whose entire life and career are one big pile of self-improvement. Nutrition? Check. Bizarre physical…
9 years, 9 months ago
247. How to Win Games and Beat People
Episode 247
Games are as old as civilization itself, and some people think they have huge social value regardless of whether you win or lose. Tom Whipple is not …
9 years, 10 months ago
246. How to Get More Grit in Your Life
Episode 246
The psychologist Angela Duckworth argues that a person's level of stick-to-itiveness is directly related to their level of success. No big surprise t…
9 years, 10 months ago
245. Being Malcolm Gladwell
Episode 245
"Books are a pain in the ass," says Gladwell, who has written some of the most popular, influential, and beloved non-fiction books in recent history.…
9 years, 10 months ago
244. How to Become Great at Just About Anything
Episode 244
What if the thing we call "talent" is grotesquely overrated? And what if deliberate practice is the secret to excellence? Those are the claims of the…
9 years, 10 months ago
243. How to Be More Productive
Episode 243
It's Self-Improvement Month at Freakonomics Radio. We begin with a topic that seems to be on everyone's mind: how to get more done in less time. Firs…
9 years, 10 months ago
242. Is the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income?
Episode 242
A lot of full-time jobs in the modern economy simply don't pay a living wage. And even those jobs may be obliterated by new technologies. What's to b…
9 years, 11 months ago
241. Are Payday Loans Really as Evil as People Say?
Episode 241
Critics -- including President Obama -- say short-term, high-interest loans are predatory, trapping borrowers in a cycle of debt. But some economists…
9 years, 11 months ago
The Economics of Sleep, Part 2 (Rebroadcast)
People who sleep better earn more money. Now all we have to do is teach everyone to sleep better.
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9 years, 11 months ago
The Economics of Sleep, Part 1 (Rebroadcast)
Could a lack of sleep help explain why some people get much sicker than others?
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9 years, 11 months ago