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No Stupid Questions

25. Is Hedonism Better Than Self-Control?

No Stupid Questions

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Society & Culture

4.63.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Also: is it wrong to feel inured to the pandemic?

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0:00.0

Everybody's got a big butt.

0:01.4

Hi.

0:02.3

I'm Antilla Duckworth.

0:03.4

I'm Stephen Dubner.

0:04.4

And you're listening to no stupid questions.

0:07.9

Today on the show, when is it time to put down the task list

0:11.7

and just chill for a while?

0:13.5

I quickly discovered that I could do yoga with one device

0:18.1

and with another check and reply to my emails.

0:21.2

Also, is it wrong to feel numb to the gravity of the pandemic?

0:25.5

You compassion this Creighton?

0:31.0

So, Angela, I see a new study here

0:33.6

published by researchers at the University of Zurich

0:36.7

and Rodboud University in the Netherlands,

0:39.0

which argues that hedonism or pleasure-seeking

0:43.3

leads to happiness as effectively as self-control

0:48.7

leads to happiness.

0:49.7

So...

0:50.6

Provocative.

0:51.7

This seems to argue directly against the Angela Duckworth

0:56.2

School of Achievement leads to happiness,

0:59.3

which by the way, I subscribe to as well,

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