The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

Free to Choose

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Aug 17, 2022
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INSIGHT

Making Wild Life Decisions

  • Some life decisions cannot be made rationally due to lack of evidence or calculable outcomes.
  • Organizing your thinking around who you want to become helps navigate these wild problems.
INSIGHT

Limitations of Economic Rationality

  • Economics is powerful but limited in addressing deep, personal decisions involving meaning and purpose.
  • Rational economic thinking may mislead us into false confidence about decisions like marriage.
ADVICE

Embrace Mistakes and Uncertainty

  • When making big decisions, accept uncertainty and don't overplan expecting perfect outcomes.
  • Use experiences, including mistakes, as learning opportunities rather than fearing regret.
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