The art of choosing what to do
Episode
49 min
Read time
2 min
Topics
Psychology & Behavior
AI-Generated Summary
What It Covers
Psychology professor Anne Laura Selye explains clock time versus event time approaches to scheduling, while Oliver Burkeman discusses embracing mortality and limitations for better decision-making.
Notable Moment
Selye reveals clock timers add more salt and spices to food because they cannot taste and savor flavors as intensely as event timers can.
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