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Wild problems : a guide to the decisions that define us / Russ Roberts.

by Roberts, Russ, 1954- author.

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[New York] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2022]

Decision making.

9780593418253 (hardcover) :

0593418255 (hardcover) :

207 pages ; 22 cm

Wild problems -- Darwin's dilemma -- In the dark -- This is serious -- The pig and the philosopher -- Flourishing matters -- Penelope's problem -- How to get over yourself -- Privilege your principles -- Be like Bill -- Live like an artist -- Summing up.

"In Wild Problems, the beloved host of EconTalk, Russ Roberts, offers puzzled rationalists a way to address these wild problems. He suggests spending less time and energy on the path that promises the most happiness, and more time on focusing on who you are and who you might become--the path of human flourishing and a life well lived. Drawing on the experience of philosophers, artists, and scientists, Robert lays out strategies for reducing the fear and the loss of control that inevitably come when a wild problem requires a leap in the dark. Ultimately, Robert encourages us to see life as not as a series of problems to be solved but as a mystery to be explored and savored. The best decision isn't waiting to be revealed by an app or by rational analysis. Reality is harder than that and, perhaps, more fulfilling"-- Publisher.

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