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No Stupid Questions · 2026-08-02 · 32 min · 5,431 words

86. Should We All Be Taking More Long Shots?

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I'm Angie Duckworth, damn it. I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Steven Dubner. And you're listening to no stupid questions. Today on the show.

How do hope and optimism affect long shots? We'll call it optimism. Or what would the other thing be? Oop? Angela. Steven. I have a question for you today that's Not quite a riddle.

But it is a question without An obvious answer. And furthermore, a question of which the correct answering thereof is not The point? Is that clear so far?

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