I felt really bad when Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon four plays into the 2023 season, and then I felt bad about that. It isn’t as if I know him personally, after all. That was the week Katie pulled further ahead of me in our Wordle competition than she had in months, and I took the setback with all the composure of a five-year-old. We’ll tell you what’s going on in this edition of Doing What Works.

Here are your show notes…

Testosterone levels rise in fans of winning teams.

Have you seen the video of a little kid imitating his father while they’re watching a football game?

What does Taylor Swift have in common with the NFL? Her economic impact is not inconsequential, that’s what!

Do you behave as if everything is a miracle, or nothing is?

Enthusiasm is a form of social courage.