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174: A.J. Jacobs | Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey

The Jordan Harbinger Show

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The Negative Bias of Comedy

I heard David Letterman used to watch every single show that he did every night and then just spend like three hours beating himself off, which sounds kind of unhealthy. So my grandfather was funny because he had a trick he would always play for his friends who were in show business. He would say, even if he hadn't seen the show, he would go up to them and say, I saw the show last night. That is an example of the negative bias that we're talking about. Like we focus on, but probably 98% of the audience didn't notice and had a great time. Yeah. People go, Oh, you know, your stuff is great. I've been listening

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