Episode 74: Focus and opportunity cost

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Episode 74: Focus and opportunity cost

FromThe Human Flourishing Project

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Jun 22, 2020

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Alex Epstein discusses the value of focus and the “opportunity cost” of dividing focus by doing multiple projects at once.

Released:

Jun 22, 2020

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Hi, I'm Alex Epstein. I started the Human Flourishing project to tackle the problem I care about most: human beings lack reliable access to the knowledge we need to flourish.

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Episode 74: Focus and opportunity cost

Episode 74: Focus and opportunity cost

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