74: DNF Marathon Trials, The First Picky Bar, Optimization Vs. Happiness, Past Decisions




Work, Play, Love with Lauren Fleshman and Jesse Thomas show

Summary: Appearances are deceiving and the things you don’t know can be surprising—like the fact that Lauren used Excel spreadsheets to cook up the first Picky Bar. in this episode, Jesse and Lauren give a behind the scenes look at why athletes might decide to DNF at the Olympic Marathon trials, they discuss how the first Picky Bar recipe was created, Jesse talks about how optimization gets in the way of his happiness, and the two consider their past decisions and share what they would do differently today.