Making Better Decisions, The Sophomore Jinx, & The Illusion of Objectivity with Dr. Richard Nisbett
The Science of Success
Matt Bodnar
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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In this episode we discuss the errors people make in their reasoning and how to correct them, we explain a number of statistical principles to help sharpen your thinking and make you a better decision maker, why every $1 spent on a “scared straight” program creates $400 of cost for the criminal justice system, the illusion of objectivity, why you should NOT rely on your intuition and much more with Dr. Richard Nisbett.
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| 0:00.0 | Searching for a romantic summer getaway. Escape with Rich Girl Summer, the new Audible original |
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| 0:15.5 | set in Toronto's wealthy cottage country, aka the Hamptons of Canada, rich girl Summer follows the story of Valerie, |
| 0:22.1 | a down-on-her-luck event planner posing as a socialite's long-lost daughter, while piecing |
| 0:26.5 | together the secrets surrounding a mysterious family and falling deeper and deeper in love with the |
| 0:31.7 | impossibly hard to read and infuriatingly handsome family assistant, Nico. Caught between pretending to belong |
| 0:38.2 | and unexpectedly finding where she truly fits in, |
| 0:41.3 | Valerie learns her summer is about to get far more complicated |
| 0:44.0 | than she ever planned. |
| 0:45.8 | She's in over her head and head over heels. |
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| 1:04.2 | Welcome to the science of success with your host, Matt Bodner. |
| 1:11.2 | Welcome to the science of success. I'm your host, Matt Bodner. I'm an entrepreneur and investor in Nashville, Tennessee, and I'm obsessed with the mindset of success and the psychology of performance. |
| 1:16.7 | I've read hundreds of books, conducted countless hours of research and study, and I'm going to |
| 1:21.1 | take you on a journey into the human mind and what makes peak performers tick, with a focus on |
| 1:25.9 | always having our conversations rooted in |
| 1:27.7 | psychological research and scientific fact, not opinion. In this episode, we discuss the |
| 1:33.1 | errors people make in their reasoning and how to correct them. We explain a number of statistical |
| 1:37.4 | principles to help you sharpen your thinking and make you a better decision maker. We look at |
| 1:42.4 | why every $1 spent on a scared straight program |
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