#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
Conversations - A Beautiful Metaphor for Life
I like to think that our brain was hardwired to learn via conversation more than it is through, say, reading. We don't teach our children how to be good conversationalists. It's not just how many words you can get into the ether that someone else will hear. Pause is important and listening is about a lot more than not talking. There's not much else that's better.
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