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No Stupid Questions · 2025-11-30 · 35 min · 6,332 words

50. Are You as Observant as You Think?

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That is so dumb. Who does that? I do it. Oh. I'm Angela Duckworth.

I'm Steven Dubner. And you're listening to the listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show, how do you increase your powers of observation? The lady right behind us, what'd she order? Grilled cheese?

He's like, no. Also, what happens when a good night's sleep feels impossible? I could wake up on my own, but then it's like 3 30 in the morning and I'm like, shit. Now I'm alert and awake. Stephen, I have a challenge for you.

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