Judd Kessler

Judd Kessler

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Judd Kessler is the Howard Marks Endowed Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the author of the book Lucky by Design: The Hidden Economics You Need to Get More of What You Want.

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In this excerpt from "Lucky By Design," Judd Kessler explains how opportunity costs shape our choices and why time is the real price we pay.