The Standard Deviations podcast is a weekly production that looks at money, mind and meaning, all through a psychological lens. Each week, psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Daniel Crosby interviews a fascinating new guest, experts in everything from finance to literature to wellness. Each guest provides listeners with three concrete ways to apply what was learned that week, ensuring that weekly listening becomes part of a path to a richer life. Episodes are brief, research-based, and designed to fit perfectly within your commute time. So, tune in for practical news that will help you make more, think more and be more. Learn more by following Dr. Daniel @danielcrosby or visit the website at www.standarddeviationspod.com/ Standard Deviations is presented by Orion.
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- With all of the possibilities out there, why has Jon landed on his current path and why does he think that pro bono work is so vital?
- Jon’s organization just completed a very comprehensive study on pro bono financial planning. Were there any results that really stood out or surprised him?
- What did Jon’s research unearth about the moral case for doing financial planning?
- What case can be made for doing pro bono ...
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- If so much of what accounts for our behavior is habitual, what hope do we have and how can we change that as we look to the New Year?
- Why do such small bits of friction have an outsized influence on our behavior?
- Does publicly stating your goals have any drawbacks or does it help you stay accountable?
- What is the rhyme-as-reason or fluency effect and how might understanding these effects impact your client educ...
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- Why do overly linear, or bullet-pointy, stories tend to fall short? What are the risks of making your backstory too similar to a resume?
- What is the psychological principle “peak-end rule” and how can it be applied to better your backstory?
- Why is knowing your audience such an important part of effective storytelling?
- Why “time of possession” is so important, especially in discovery meetings
- Why is differentia...
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- Why will AI, automation and algorithms likely lead to an increase in human centered connection in the financial services industry and beyond?
- What is one of Thomas Hobbes’ most famous remarks and how do people take it out of context?
- Why loneliness has far reaching implications for longevity that exceed even obesity.
- How did Volvo make their cars more safe for women in particular?
- How did France address the pr...
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- Why do only 13% of American millionaires describe themselves as wealthy? Why don’t we recognize our abundance for what it is?
- What is wealth confidence and what are its broader implications within portfolio management?
- Wealth confidence is definitely somewhat correlated with portfolio performance, but why is net worth alone not a sufficient measure for one’s wealth confidence?
- Is there a sense in which $1,000,0...
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- Why does Daniel Staker call his new book “a book from a breakdown?”
- Why is behavior such a fundamental building block of marketing?
- How do we get to the bottom of what our clients really want when they are often so bad at articulating it for themselves?
- What does Daniel Staker mean when he says that “people often fail to respect reality?”
- How can we get people to accept reality when emotions are so powerful at...
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- We frequently hear the term “emotional intelligence” thrown around pretty loosely, but what is a deeper dive into its definition?
- Does Dr. McCarthy see people frequently using emotional intelligence towards Machiavellian ends or is this quite uncommon in her experience?
- Why is EQ so important for leaders and individuals more broadly and why is it extra important in the context of financial services?
- What did Dr...
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- What is all weather investing and what are its behavioral underpinnings?
- Does Eric strategically rebalance the all weather portfolios or are the allocations fairly static? If they are dynamic, what signals do they look for when making a change?
- What is the trend-oriented global macro program that Eric implements?
- How can one strike a balance between the realities of trying to sell product, run a business and ma...
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