Leidy Klotz, Author of Subtract, on Our Bias to Add, the Value of Subtracting, and How to Do It More

In the third episode of the Think FASTT podcast, we dig deep into a topic important to our values of focus and advancement: subtraction.

Leidy Klotz, author of Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less, talks about:

• Subtractive problem solving, including concrete examples
• The human bias to add and overlook opportunities to subtract
• How frequent and widespread the bias is, including across cultures
• Some possible origins for our additive tendencies
• Ways to increase your use of subtraction

You can learn more about Leidy Klotz and Subtract at https://www.leidyklotz.com.

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