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    Esther Duflo wants you to think like a plumber

    Esther Duflo wants you to think like a plumber

    FromWorkLife with Adam Grant

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    Esther Duflo wants you to think like a plumber

    FromWorkLife with Adam Grant

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    Length:
    57 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 9, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    When Esther Duflo took her first economics class, she hated it. In 2019, she won a Nobel Prize in economics. Esther talks with Adam about her groundbreaking experiments to fight poverty, busts myths about what motivates people, and reveals how to make meaningful progress toward solving daunting problems. Read the text transcript for this episode at go.ted.com/T4G24
    Released:
    Nov 9, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    You spend a quarter of your life at work. You should enjoy it! Organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside the minds of some of the world’s most unusual professionals to discover the keys to a better work life. From learning how to love your rivals to harnessing the power of frustration, one thing’s for sure: You’ll never see your job the same way again.