The Commuter's Paradox: Why We Misjudge Social Connection (With Nick Epley)

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Are your instincts talking you out of your own happiness? Every day, we make split-second decisions to avoid the people around us. We put in our earbuds on the train, stare at our phones, and assume the stranger next to us prefers to be left alone. Our brain tells us that reaching out will be awkward or intrusive. But what if those instincts are wrong? In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman , we look at the barriers we build between ourselves and the rest of the world, why we might…