rational self-interest
3 episodes mention this concept
psychacksOct 1, 2022Women Treat Men Like Jobs: A Rational, Self-Interested Approach to Dating and Relationship Goals
RelationshipsRational self-interestRelationship goalsCareer goalsOpportunity cost- psychacksFeb 2, 2022
The Dual Nature of Desire: Why "Wanting is Free" for Others, But "Getting is Expensive" for Yourself
PsychologyDesireWanting (as an action/state)Getting (as an outcome)Resource allocation 
NewEconomicThinkingSep 11, 2019The Flawed Psychology of Neoclassical Economics: A Critique of Homo Economicus and the Rise of Behavioral Insights
EconomicsHomo economicusNeoclassical economicsBehavioral economicsUtility maximization
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Concepts that appear alongside rational self-interest across episodes.
- desire
- ultimatum game
- transactional relationships
- personal boundaries
- pursuit of desires
- herd instinct
- game theory
- representative heuristic
- personal vs. strategic choice
- economic perspective
- framing effect
- relationship progression
- availability heuristic
- optimizing behavior
- high-value vs. low-value behavior
- getting (as an outcome)
- resource allocation
- rule utilitarianism
- decision-making under uncertainty
- prisoner's dilemma