Episodios sobre "Decision-Making"
77 episodios sobre este tema
Little Happier: Have You Ever Been So Impatient to Get to the End That You Couldn’t Start?
Sometimes, we’re so eager for to reach the end that we can’t bear to start. It’s an irrational but real response.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; …
Little Happier: Michael Jordan Had a “Love of the Game” Clause
NOTE: This episode was recorded before the COVID-19 situation took hold. Given the rapidly changing situation, it may be jarring to hear me ignore it—and …
Little Happier: How Did This Stockbroker Make So Many Accurate Predictions?
Learning about a clever and successful financial scam reminded me of how hard it is to know what I don’t know.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; …
How a Couple Used their Brains to Escape an Active Shooter at Route 91, with Troy & Shannon Zeeman
Police Officer Troy Zeeman was not on duty when he and his wife Shannon began dodging bullets during the Las Vegas Route 91 shooting, but …
Little: Eisenhower: To Do Some Work Well, We Have to Do Some Work Poorly
Eisenhower gave Nixon some helpful advice: to be excellent in some areas, we have to be willing to be mediocre in other areas. To learn …
Little: “There Are Many Things that We Would Throw Away If We Were Not Afraid that Others Might Pick Them Up.”
I’m haunted by a thought-provoking observation from Oscar Wilde’s novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices …
Little: Alas, There Are No Wizards.
My father gave me some very valuable advice: There are no wizards. There are no magical fixers. If I care about something, I have to …
Little: Ever Thought, “It Doesn’t Make Any Difference If I Go to the Gym Today”?
To form habits, we need to focus on the “growing heap,” rather than the “one-coin” – terms that take their meaning from the “Argument of …
Little: Too Early, Too Early, Too Early—Too Late, Too Late, Too Late
It’s often easy to assume that now isn’t the right time—but the best time to do something is now. To learn more about listener data …
Little: Sometimes, You Feel Regret Either Way
Sometimes in life, going down one path means abandoning another path. It’s natural to feel regret about the path not taken. To learn more about …
Little: Don’t Check Every Box
One of my Secrets of Adulthood is “The opposite of a profound truth is also true.” A few weeks ago I talked about the advice, …
Little: How to be Successful, Part 2
My law school friend repeated the advice that she’d been given: Try to check every box. This advice came to me in an indirect way, …