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Derek Thompson is a staff writer for\xa0The Atlantic\xa0and host of the podcast\xa0Plain English.\n\u201cI am an inveterate dilettante. I lose interest in subjects all the time. Because what I find interesting about my job is the invitation to solve mysteries. And once you solve one, two, three mysteries in a space, then the meta-mystery of that space begins to dim. And all these other subjects\u2014that's the new unlit space that needs the flashlight. And that's the part of the job that I love the most: that there are so many dark corners in the world. And I've just got this flashlight, and I can just shine it wherever the hell I want.\u201d\nShow notes:\n\n@DKThomp\n\nThompson's\xa0Atlantic\xa0archive\n\n00:00\xa0Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction\xa0(Penguin \u2022 2018)\n\n00:00\xa0Plain English with Derek Thompson\xa0(The Ringer)\n\n05:00\xa0"Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out"\xa0(The Atlantic \u2022 Feb 2024)\n\n18:00\xa0"The Americans Who Need Chaos"\xa0(The Atlantic \u2022 Feb 2024)\n\n23:00\xa0"America\u2019s Loneliness Epidemic Comes for the Restaurant"\xa0(The Atlantic \u2022 Mar 2024)\n\n35:00\xa0"Stop Trying to Ask 'Smart Questions'"\xa0(The Atlantic \u2022 Jan 2023)\n\n39:00\xa0"The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson"\xa0(The Bill Simmons Podcast \u2022 Feb 2024)\n\n40:00\xa0"What Many Economists (and I) Got Wrong About This Economy"\xa0(Plain English \u2022 Mar 2024)\n\n43:00\xa0"How Hollywood\u2019s Hit Formula Flopped\u2014and What Could Come Next"\xa0(Plain English \u2022 Mar 2024)\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices