Freakonomics Radio 446. “We Get All Our Great Stuff from Europe — Including Witch Hunting.”
Jan 7, 2021
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Quit Without Shame
- Quit when a project demands compromising your core values or when sunk costs blind you to better options.
- Explore alternatives early instead of beating your head against an immovable wall.
Listen First, Move Second
- Use active listening to understand how someone thinks before trying to persuade them.
- Propose solutions that create energy and momentum rather than endlessly describing problems.
Manhattan-Style Science Works
- Science yields rapid, visible impact on problems with tight timelines, like vaccines.
- Climate change needs a similar concentrated scientific mobilization and aligned incentives to succeed.