181. What’s So Great About Meritocracy?
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181. What’s So Great About Meritocracy?

Do you really deserve the credit for your accomplishments? Should college admissions be determined by lottery? And how did Mike’s contribution to a charity auction change his life?

  • SOURCES:
    • Warren Buffett, investor and philanthropist.
    • James Flynn, political philosopher at the University of Otago.
    • Robert Frank, professor emeritus of management at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.
    • Rogé Karma, staff writer at The Atlantic.
    • Nicholas Lemann, professor of journalism and dean emeritus at Columbia Journalism School.
    • Daniel Markovits, professor of law at Yale Law School.
    • Charles Munger, investor and philanthropist.
    • John Rawls, 20th-century legal and political philosopher.
    • Guy Raz, creator and host of How I Built This and Wisdom from the Top; founder and C.E.O. of Built-It Productions.
    • Michael Sandel, professor of government at Harvard University.
    • Martin Seligman, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
    • Ryan Smith, founder and executive chairman of Qualtrics; owner of the Utah Jazz.


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38. What Does It Mean to Be a “Good” Man?

38. What Does It Mean to Be a “Good” Man?

Also: how can you stop ruminating? This episode originally aired on February 7, 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

7 Syys 34min

37. How Do You Know if People Don’t Like You?

37. How Do You Know if People Don’t Like You?

Also: do self-help books really help? This episode originally aired on January 31, 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

31 Elo 39min

36. Which Matters More, a First or Last Impression?

36. Which Matters More, a First or Last Impression?

Also: does wisdom really come with age? This episode originally aired on January 14, 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

24 Elo 36min

35. Does Psychotherapy Actually Work?

35. Does Psychotherapy Actually Work?

Also: how many “selves” is it OK to have? This episode originally aired on January 17, 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

17 Elo 32min

34. Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be?

34. Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be?

Also: how can you become a more curious person? This episode originally aired on January 10, 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

10 Elo 35min

33. Is Optimism a Luxury Good?

33. Is Optimism a Luxury Good?

Also: why is public speaking so terrifying? This episode originally aired on January 3, 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

3 Elo 38min

32. Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort?

32. Which Gets You Further: Talent or Effort?

Also: where is the line between acronyms, initialisms, and gibberish? This episode originally aired on December 20, 2020. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

27 Heinä 33min

31. How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future?

31. How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future?

Also: which professions have the happiest people? This episode originally aired on December 13, 2020. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

20 Heinä 36min

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