23. Is It Wrong to Crave Praise?
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I'd be sitting in a mud hut and then there'd be a Viking ride up and he'd put a hatchet through my skull. I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Steven Dubner. And you're listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show, how does praise affect the human psyche?
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Stephen, I have been wondering about praise lately. I'm teaching undergraduates, and at the end of every class, I have them rate me on a scale from zero, total waste of my time. to 10. Can I just say I'm glad you include zero? Because scales of one to ten feel dishonest.
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