Humans can all be very different but one thing they typically share in common - they hate to wait. But perhaps we should work on this: scientific studies suggest developing the trait of patience pays off in the long run.

In the mid-1800s a rail worker suffered the most famous brain injury in medical history. What the case of Phineas Gage says about how much we can, and can’t, change our minds.

With this rose, I choose.... an opportunity to make a TON of money (and maybe love for a month or two). Why do people go on shows like the Bachelor, why do we (Jay) watch. Do relationships born on a TV show stand a chance?


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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://jamesclear.com/delayed-gratification
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/21/528966102/why-brain-scientists-are-still-obsessed-with-the-curious-case-of-phineas-gage
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-data-behind-the-bachelor--the-bachelorette_b_6744288

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