ust a few include: While we are inherently self-interested, “we also care about other people's happiness.” “Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be {worthy of being loved}.” Exactly why pursuing money for its own sake is much more likely to bring about sadness than one might even imagine. Why “Self-delusion is the source of half the disorders of human life.” And, how to most effectively guard against this. “Emotional interaction is a duet in which we are constantly fine-tuning our volume to match that of our fellow.” Yes, it turns out Smith was also a master of what today we would call Emotional Intelligence. The VERY counter-intuitive way to make the world a better place. The author, Russ Roberts, hosts the very popular and award-winning weekly podcast, EconTalk.