Perhaps. My best guess is that he did always think that way… but that the experience also gave him a notable boost (how could it not?!). My reasoning is that tons of people have similarly painful experiences, but don’t become behavioral economists afterwards.
More likely, he also “always thought that way,” and the extreme story was written to provide additional drama.
Perhaps. My best guess is that he did always think that way… but that the experience also gave him a notable boost (how could it not?!). My reasoning is that tons of people have similarly painful experiences, but don’t become behavioral economists afterwards.