How Can You Stop Comparing Yourself With Other People? (NSQ Ep. 13 Rebroadcast)

Also: how can we stop confusing correlation with causation?

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Relevant Research & References

Here’s where you can learn more about the people and ideas in this episode:

SOURCES

• Gary Becker (deceased), professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago.
• John Milnor, co-director of the Institute for Mathematical Sciences at Stony Brook University.
• Carol Dweck, professor of psychology at Stanford University.
• Jamie Dimon, chairman of the board and C.E.O. of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University.
• Paul Bloom, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto.
• Nassim Taleb, professor of risk at New York University.
• Daniel Kahneman, professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University.

RESOURCES

• Thinking Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman (2011).
• “Animating Anthropomorphism: Giving Minds To Geometric Shapes,” by Jason G. Goldman (Scientific American, 2013).
• “The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women’s Status in India,” by Robert Jensen and Emily Oster (Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009).
• Choosing My Religion, by Stephen Dubner (2006).
• “Using Repeat Challengers to Estimate the Effect of Campaign Spending on Election Outcomes in the U.S. House,” by Steven D. Levitt (Journal of Political Economy, 1994).

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