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95. The One Thing Stephen Dubner Hasn’t Quit

People I (Mostly) Admire

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When It Worked With Frekynomics It Was Not So Much Joy

When frekynomics was about to come out weren't you thinking seriously about taking a job as a magazine editor? I did think of all these things because like writing as a career choice is idiotic right because the odds it's going to work out so I did think through all this but when it worked with frekynomic it was just like it wasn't so much joy like oh my god this is great for me it was more like relief. My mom used to have the saying enough is as good as a feast does that sound like propaganda now that I say it out loud yes there's also a line from the Talmud I think who is happy the person who is happy is

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