How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future? (NSQ Ep. 31 Replay)

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How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future? (NSQ Ep. 31 Replay)

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Oct 17, 2021

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Oct 17, 2021

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Stephen Dubner (co-author of the Freakonomics book series) and research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of Grit) really like to ask people questions, and came to believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one. So they made a podcast where they can ask each other as many “stupid questions” as they want. New episodes each week. No Stupid Questions is a production of the Freakonomics Radio Network.

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How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future? (NSQ Ep. 31 Replay)

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