The Aspiration Resistant Self in You

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As a kid, you just wanted to eat as much yummy stuff as possible. As an adult, all of us try to think in a more healthy way. But that like didn't complete and it's like your past self is still in you. It's the old yew that you have only partly developed out of. And i what i've found use hat i'm exploring right now, and my personal improvement project called me is using a little bit of your language.

Where do our deepest personal values come from? Can we choose those values? Philosopher and author Agnes Callard of the University of Chicago talks about her book, Aspiration, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Callard explores the challenge of aspiration--who we are versus who we would like to become. How does aspiration work? How can we transform ourselves when we cannot know how it will feel to be transformed? Callard discusses these questions and more in this provocative episode.