Are We Going to Perceive Ourselves as Honest?

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Rich people can afford to perceive themselves as honest because they don't give up very much by being honest. But of course, all these rich people are going to profess honesty. And actually thought of it the other day. I didn't realize that i had pulled in the shed inthe clutch, and i thought i had the break on,. The guy called the next day and said, i can't believe most people would call. Would leave you the note? Wold leave the notey?

Waze and Google Maps tell us the best way to get to where we're going. But no app or algorithm can tell us whether we should head there in the first place. To economist Russ Roberts, the reason is simple: Humans are dynamic and aspirational beings. When it comes to making life's big decisions, from what to study to whom to marry or whether to have a child, it's not always us doing the deciding, he argues, but rather the people we want to be. Join the host of EconTalk, the president of Shalem College, and the author of the new book Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions that Define Us, as he speaks with friend and EconTalk favorite Michael Munger about why the traditional economic models for decision making can lead us astray--and why life should be less about solving problems than embracing possibilities.