80. Is a “Success Hangover” Real?
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I remember saying to God, I swear I will never ask for another thing. Now I want other things. You're listening to No Stupid Questions. The podcast that explores the weird and wonderful ways in which humans behave. Here are your hosts, Steven Dubner and Angela Duckworth. Steven, I have a question here from a Pear Sundstrom from Sweden. Mind if I read it to you? I'd love to hear what Pear Sundstrom from Sweden has to
Say. I have a question. Pair rights loosely related to this past summer's UEFA Euro twenty twenty. Uh the Euros. Can you just tell me what that is before I redo the rest? It's soccer, or what the rest of the world calls football. Essentially it is the world cup for the European national teams. So it's the world cup, but not for the world. In some ways it's better because the relationships and rivalries between, let's say, Sweden and England whatever, there's a lot, a lot of history between them. So it was held this past summer, which was twenty twenty one, because in twenty twenty, when it was supposed to be, it was postponed for COVID. This makes a lot more sense then, because the question goes on. Consider a situation where a team has tried but failed to win a certain title for a long time, and then suddenly
manages to emerge victorious. I don't know if this had something to do with exactly what played out in the UA foot tournament. Well if Pear is Swedish, he's not talking about his national team. Sweden was eliminated in the round of sixteen this summer. Italy won the Euros. But maybe Pear is a Swede who pulls for Italy Was Italy the underdog? I don't think Italy is ever really an underdog in the Euros because they're really good. Although England was weirdly the favorite. The English are really into soccer. But you know, the English invented At least partially all these sports that they now get. crushed at all the time.
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