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Tim Harford: preference

12 Feb 2020 Conversations with Tyler Tim Harford on Persuasion and Popular Economics

“I use my computer a lot, but to take notes and to manipulate information quickly — to-do lists, for example — much easier on paper, so it’d be my notebook and pen.”

— Tim Harford

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Speaker
Tim Harford
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preference
Recorded
12 Feb 2020
Publisher
Conversations with Tyler

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…By hand. You take your notes by hand? Yes, I generally do. I use my computer a lot, but to take notes and to manipulate information quickly — to-do lists, for example — much easier on paper, so it’d be my notebook and pen. Third — oh gosh, at this point, I feel I should name a luxury, so I’m very fond of Belgian beer. I would say a supply of Belgian beer would be important, even though I don’t drink very often. When I do drink, it’s usually Belgian beer, and I get a tremendous amount of pleasure from it. And your daily breakfast — would that even crack the top 10?…

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