295. When Helping Hurts

Not exactly. But their runaway success with games like Wordle says something bigger about the way we live now. (Part one of a series, “We Are All Gamers Now.”) SOURCES: Alex Hardiman, chief product officer at The New York Times. Jonathan Knight, S.V.P. and general manager for New ...  Show more

Great. Then depressed. Then great again. Stephen Dubner gets the full story from David Lang; we also hear from some fans, and the New York Philharmonic’s president. The math and the aftermath of wealth of nations. (Part two of a series.) SOURCES: David Lang, composer and professo ...  Show more

Why your intention is so important - Your intention will shape the results of your actions if you have good intentions you'll behave in another way as if you would have bad intentions. Keep watching this video if you want to know more about your intentions.

Most of us want to be good people–but what even makes a person “good?” And is our fixation on whether or not we ARE good holding us back from becoming even better? Dolly Chugh is an author and social psychologist who studies the psychology of good people. In this episode, she exp ...  Show more

Bazı anne babalar der ya sen iyi olursan herkes iyi olur? Bizim de aklımızda böyle kalmıştır. Biz iyi şeyler yaparsak iyi şeyler hep bizi bulur. Ya kötü şeyler bizi bulursa? Bu da bizim kötü olduğumuz anlamına mı gelir? 

It's not too hard to go out of your way to give the best version of yourself to others. And you'll be surprised how quickly those good intentions return.