
About this episode
Today, social psychologist Devon Price makes the intriguing and ultimately hopeful case that laziness is a myth, a lie, a pernicious trap with no other purpose than to make us feel lousy for not doing more.
Host: Rufus Griscom
Guest: Devon Price
(This episode first aired in October 2021.)
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