Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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David Epstein, author of Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better and former host of How To, is explaining why “keeping your options open” can become its own trap: more reversible decisions, more comparison, less commitment, and often less happiness.

This interview is from a Full episode of The HowTo! Podcast,Hosted by Mike Pesca.
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