Episode
37. Sendhil Mullainathan Thinks Messing Around Is the Best Use of Your Time
People I (Mostly) Admire · Aug 29, 2026 · 51 min
He’s a professor of computation and behavioral science at the University of Chicago, MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient, and author. Steve and Sendhil laugh their way through a conversation about the importance of play, the benefits of change, and why we remember so little about the books we’ve read — and how Sendhil’s new app solves this problem. This episode originally aired on July 23rd, 2021.
