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From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2022-03-06 10:00

What’s the difference between willpower and eagerness? Is there a lifehack that can make you zestier? And could it help Stephen improve his golf game?

88. Is Self-Improvement Too Selfish?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2022-02-27 10:00

Is it more important to help society or to help yourself? Does the self-improvement movement do any good for the world? And which podcast episode does Stephen cling to as proof that he’s doing something valuable?

87. What’s So Great About Retirement?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2022-02-20 10:00

How do you know when it’s the right time to retire? What does a “good” retirement look like? And will Stephen and Angela ever really hang up their hats?

86. Should We All Be Taking More Long Shots?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2022-02-13 10:00

What’s the difference between dispositional optimism and agentic hope? Are there benefits to taking a long shot, even if it turns out to be an air ball? And how is Angela like an N.F.L. quarterback?

85. Is Emotional Intelligence Really So Important?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2022-02-06 10:00

Can you quantify emotional intelligence? Who should you hire — someone smart, or someone good with people? And how did Angie do on an online emotional intelligence test?

84. Why Do We Find So Much Meaning in Meaningless Coincidences?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2022-01-30 10:00

Why are humans so fascinated by coincidences? What do Carl Jung and an album by The Police have in common? And what did Stephen win in a bar mitzvah limbo contest?

83. Can You Change Your Mind Without Losing Face?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2022-01-23 10:00

What is the cost of admitting you’re wrong? How can intellectual humility make you more open minded? And will Stephen finally persuade Angela that rum-raisin is the best flavor of ice cream?

82. Which Is More Powerful: Reward or Punishment?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2022-01-16 10:00

How is “negative reinforcement” different from punishment? Could positive reinforcement encourage prosocial behavior on a national scale? And what’s the deal with Taiwan’s dog-poop lottery?

81. Why Is It So Hard to Talk About Money?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2022-01-09 10:00

What’s the connection between conversations about money and financial literacy? Could the taboo against talking about your salary be fading? And why did Angie’s teenage daughter call Vanguard to learn about I.R.A.s?

80. Is a “Success Hangover” Real?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2022-01-02 10:00

Why are great accomplishments often followed by disappointment? Is it better to win and feel bummed out than to never have won at all? And where was ping-pong invented?

79. Why Do We Root for Underdogs?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2021-12-26 10:00

Also: Angela proposes an upgrade to the show.

78. Why Do We Put Things Off Until the Very Last Minute?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2021-12-19 10:00

Also: what does your name say about who you are?

77. How Can You Avoid Boredom?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2021-12-12 10:00

Also: are we getting any better at assessing COVID risk?

76. Why Can’t Baby Boomers and Millennials Just Get Along?

From 🇺🇸 No Stupid Questions, published at 2021-12-05 10:00

Also: how do phone cameras affect the way we experience live events?