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No Stupid Questions

52. How Much Should We Be Able to Customize Our World?

No Stupid Questions

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Society & Culture

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Also: does multitasking actually increase productivity?

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2468, who do we appreciate Angela, Angela, Angela?

0:37.0

Hi, I'm Angela Duckworth.

0:39.0

I'm Stephen Dubner.

0:40.0

And you're listening to no stupid questions.

0:43.0

Today on the show, how will the rising demand for customized products

0:48.0

shape the future of our society?

0:50.0

With too many jams and too many kinds of nuts.

0:53.0

Also, does multitasking actually increase productivity?

0:57.0

Even though I'm pretty focused on speaking with Angela Duckworth,

1:01.0

I'm also breathing and sitting and probably digesting.

1:11.0

Angela, I want to ask you a question that's inspired by some of the listener emails we receive for Freakonomics Radio.

1:17.0

Sounds good.

1:18.0

So a typical email might read something like,

1:21.0

I love your show, but if you ever do this again or that again,

1:25.0

as you did on episode number 400, whatever, I'm going to stop listening.

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