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When progress falters, our confidence often goes with it. This episode explores why short-term performance can carry more psychological weight than it deserves.
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Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Charles Schwab · Business · English
Can we learn to make smarter choices? Listen in as host Katy Milkman--behavioral scientist, Wharton professor, and author of How to Change--shares stories of high-stakes decisions and what research reveals they can teach us. Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab, explores the…
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