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Russ Roberts on the Difficulty of Giving Good Advice, Work-Life Balance, Our Obsession with Productivity, Storytelling and Wild Problems

Invested by Aleph

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The Importance of Focusing on the Important

I think as human beings, urgent is our natural response. Our selves are very focused on the rat race, get things done. And a lot of the best moments in life are when we slow down. So I have this pet peeve where I guess I don't believe in work-life balance. It's hard to realize how degrading some of our cultural practices are.

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