3186: Why You Shouldn’t Optimize Your Life by Nick Maggiulli on Personal Development and Growth

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🗓️ 22 June 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3186: Nick Maggiulli explores how the relentless pursuit of optimization, whether in finances, health, or daily decisions, can lead us astray from what truly matters. Using the Iowa Gambling Task as a metaphor, he reveals how life’s value often lies in its uncertainty and imperfections, urging us to prioritize meaningful progress over marginal gains. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://ofdollarsanddata.com/why-you-shouldnt-optimize-your-life/ Quotes to ponder: "Once you remove the uncertainties of life, you can almost always find a better option that you could have chosen instead." "It’s optimization all the way down." "You start to live the life of a stranger. You eat the food of someone else, wear the clothes of not-you with kids that are more attached to their nanny than to you." Episode references: Iowa Gambling Task (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_gambling_task Ramit Sethi - I Will Teach You To Be Rich: https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com The Power of Now: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.5	Welcome back to a bonus Sunday episode. I do this once a week so we can hear a little more content
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1:24.7	from Optimal Living Daily, as we optimize your life.
1:31.9	Why you shouldn't optimize your life by Nick Majuli of Dollarsand Data.com.
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