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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 22 MIN

The secret formula for making the 'perfect' decision

from Life Matters - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

When you've got a difficult choice to make, what's your go-to system to reach an answer?Do you pull out the magic eight ball, or do you reach for a mathematical formula?The late physicist and Nobel laureate Richard Feynman encountered this dilemma in the 1970s, struggling to decide if he and his friend should try something new off the menu at their favourite Thai restaurant. Feynman came up with a formula to figure it out and promptly scribbled it on a notepad.The trouble is, his handwriting was so bad no-one could decipher it — until now.Could the answers unlock your decision paralysis?

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