
Wild Problems
A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us
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Narrated by:
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Mark Deakins
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By:
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Russ Roberts
From the host of EconTalk, a guide to decision-making when you can't crunch the numbers
Algorithms and apps analyze data and tell you how to beat the traffic, what books to buy, what music to listen to, and even who to date—often with great results. But what do you do when you face the big decisions of life—the "wild problems" of who to marry, whether to have children, where to move, how to forge a life well-lived—that can’t be solved by measurement or calculation?
In Wild Problems, beloved host of EconTalk Russ Roberts offers puzzled rationalists a way to address these wild problems. He suggests spending less time and energy on the path that promises the most happiness, and more time on figuring out who you actually want to be. He draws on the experience of great artists, writers, and scientists of the past who found creative ways to navigate life’s biggest questions. And he lays out strategies for reducing the fear and the loss of control that inevitably come when a wild problem requires a leap in the dark.
Ultimately, Roberts asks us to see ourselves and our lives less as a problem to be solved than a mystery to be experienced. There's no right decision waiting to be uncovered by an app or rational analysis. Reality is harder than that and, perhaps, a little more interesting.
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A true book with explicit wisdom that let’s no doubt as to how to engage within a life of uncertainty!
Thanks so much maestro Russ Roberts.
The book besides all else is plainly put: true and wise
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Light and interesting
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Great book. Wish it were read by the author.
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A reminder on how to live a good life
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Worth the time
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Great book!
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Just the notion of Wild Problem vs Tame Problem is clarifying
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Highly recommend this book if you want to feel better about the decisions you make, and have some comfort in the fact that there is no perfect decision
Fantastic insights into how to make decisions
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More engaging than I expected
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