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“Don’t Neglect the Thing That Makes You Weird” | People I (Mostly) Admire: Ken Jennings

Freakonomics Radio

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I'm Not a Cheater, but Yes, It's a Bumber, So You Wouldn't Know.

I piqued at the age of 13 or 14, and i have not looked back. I can think for forty five minutes about a question before i know the answer. It's incredibly validating to have something emerge from your mind and actually pay off in some real world sense. That's really the sse appeal of quiz games, as it makes you feel like something in your brain mattered. When you mention that about always having something to do and something to learn, that is a great way to live....

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