#137 Life as Conversation - Russ Roberts on his relationship with his father, starting the EconTalk podcast in 2006, Adam Smith, why people want to be "lovely", aiming high, why it's hard to have fun, misunderstandings of the academic world, and moving to Israel in his 60's
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
The Invisible Heart
I think just the ownership of choosing things and then also risking failure is sort of thrilling in an interesting way. That definitely resonates. I do think that we have this urge to be safe and comfortable and not to go off the path. It's too scary. And when you find out that you don't get hurt, when you leave, it's fairly fun. The joy of even finding out you're not good at things can try value in and of itself. What role does one play? One cup to wonder in a sec if you want.
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