#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
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How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life?
In his time, self interest also meant taking care of your community and seeing those people around you thrive. Smith was very fascinated in this book with the idea that what motivates us is not our pocketbook but rather the respect we earn from the people around us. And I think he understood profoundly how our sense of meaning and purpose comes from how other people see us - both positive and negative.
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