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No Stupid Questions · 2025-08-24 · 37 min · 6,541 words

36. Which Matters More, a First or Last Impression?

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I can be honest and tell you that your butt is a mile wide. I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Steven Dubner. And you're listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show, are first impressions or last impressions more important?

Hey, how are you doing, smiley face? And then the person is like, good email. Also, where does wisdom come from? As I get older, maybe total delusion, but I feel like I'm getting wiser. Angela, the following question came from a listener, and one reason I'm so interested is that it involves one of my favorite ever pieces of research, which has to do with colonoscopies.

I mean, who does not love colonoscopy research? I'm about to have one, so Don't scare me. Thanks for sharing that. I'm 50.

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