We think that having more money would lead to a happier life, right? Not so fast, my friend. Find out what the research says is the optimal salary for a more comfortable life (and what to do if you start making more).

Duolingo is the world’s # 1 web application for learning a foreign language. But while the service can be helpful, its animated mascot Duo can be... salty. How does shame work (or not work) toward pushing us to pursue our goals?

None of us want to die. But some of us would prefer death to speaking in front of a crowd. Is there something more substantial at play?

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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/04/money-income-buy-happiness/618601/
https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/13/18137843/duolingo-owl-redesign-language-learning-app
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-real-story-risk/201211/the-thing-we-fear-more-death

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