Name: Making Decisions - Streetphilosophy
Uploaded: 2020-10-31T05:00:00.000+01:00
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Description: Should we reason with ourselves when making decisions or just go with our gut? Ronja meets a psychologist, an astrologist and a soldier to talk about how to make up one’s mind.

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Should we reason with ourselves when making decisions or just go with our gut? Ronja meets a psychologist, an astrologist and a soldier to talk about how to make up one’s mind.

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