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How to Not Die Alone - A Dating Experts Guide

Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal

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The Secretary Problem - How Many People Should You Interview?

The secretary problem is a line of mathematical inquiries, sort of a math puzzle that ass imagine if you are hiring an adman and there were 100 possible candidates. And so the question becomes, how many people should you interview? Before you choose some one, if you'd choose too early on, maybe there's tons of great candidates out there and you haven't been exposed to them. But if you choose too what if all the good candidates have passed you by? That person now becomes your bench mark. The next time that you find a candidate who you like as much or more than that person, you hire them. It's about understanding that you've probably already dated somebody who would be great

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