Being a parent is a big, beautiful, very tough job—which actually might benefit from some of the skills you usually practice when you’re at work!
Economist and parenting guru extraordinaire Emily Oster joins Ben to talk about family decision-making: how much infrastructure you really need in your family, your family unit’s mission statement, and why sometimes, you’ve just gotta let your kid eat a lame breakfast.
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This episode of Simplify was produced by Caitlin Schiller, Ben Schuman-Stoler, and Ody Constantinou at Blinkist
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