{"id":50307,"date":"2015-09-15T13:11:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T18:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=50307"},"modified":"2026-10-27T11:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:30:02","slug":"podcast-138-reviving-practical-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/podcast-138-reviving-practical-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #138: Reviving Practical Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve all probably encountered instances when some dumb rule or regulation gets enforced, which results in worsening the situation that the dumb rule or regulation was originally designed to prevent in the first place. If you’ve dealt with government bureaucracies or worked in a highly regimented corporation you probably see these types of scenarios on a regular basis. When you face these events, your typical response is to shake your head and wonder “What happened to common sense?”<\/p>\n

My guest today on the podcast co-authored a book highlighting the ill-effects that come with over-relying on strict rules and regulations to govern ourselves and how it atrophies a quality Aristotle called “practical wisdom.”<\/a> Barry Schwartz is a professor of psychology at Swarthmore College and the co-author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing<\/a>. <\/em>Today on the podcast, Professor Schwartz and I discuss some of the funny\/sad results of relying too much on regulations and what we can do to revive practical wisdom in our own lives and in the wider culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’ve all probably encountered instances when some dumb rule or regulation gets enforced, which results in worsening the situation that the dumb rule or regulation was originally designed to prevent in the first place. If you’ve dealt with government bureaucracies or worked in a highly regimented corporation you probably see these types of scenarios on a 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