Thisepisode,originallyairedmorethanadecadeago,attemptstoansweronequestion:howdoyouwinagainstyourworstimpulses?ZeldaGamsontriedfordecadestostopsmoking,butthepartofherthatwantedtoquitcouldn’tbeatthepartofherthatrefusedtoletgo.AdamDavidson,aco-founderoftheNPRpodcastPlanetMoney,talkedtooneofthegreatestnegotiatorsofalltime,NobelPrize-winningEconomistThomasSchelling,whosetacticalskillssawhimthroughhigh-stakesconflictsduringtheColdWarbutfellapartwhenhetriedthemonhimselfinhisbattletoquitsmoking.AndababyPatWalterscomplicatesthings—inagoodway—withthestoryoftwobrothers,DennisandKaiWoo,whoforgedadealwitheachotherthatwoundupdeterminingbothoftheirfutures.

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