Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby
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.
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Standard Deviations is presented by Orion.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 318
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Tom Morgan - The Power of Personal Myth Making: Crafting Your Unique Narrative
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- What is the role of personal myth making in ameliorating the psychological crisis of modernity that we find ourselves in?
- Thinking about the current state of generalized despair at…
Morgan Housel - The Psychology of Money (Your Questions Answered)
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- Which of the ideas from ‘The Psychology of Money’ does Morgan find most useful in his own life? If he had to re-release the book today, what would he change about it or omit from th…
Taylor Schulte - The Power of an Abundance Mindset: Tips to Attract Wealth and Happiness (Live from San Diego)
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- Taylor was recently publicly criticized on social media. How did he think through how to thoughtfully craft his reaction to this and how did the community he's built help insulate h…
Cullen Roche - Debunking Common Investment Myths (Live from San Diego)
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- What is “all duration investing” and what behavioral upside might this approach have for investors?
- How can you better organize a bucketing approach to reflect those investments’ t…
Shabana Siyed - Why Authentic Content is the Key to Building Trust and Driving Traffic (Live from LA)
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- A lot of the best content creators in this industry are a bit edgy. How can very large companies create good content when they are almost, by definition, required to not be edgy?
- I…
Alex Chalekian - Financial Literacy that Sticks (Live from LA)
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- What can Alex share about his financial literacy startup, Futurvest, and what needs or gaps did he see in the financial literacy space?
- Knowing what we know about behavior, what d…
Melina Palmer - Surprise and Delight: Unlocking Customer Loyalty with Simple Strategies
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- What are some of the psychological mechanisms that make our vision of ourselves so cloudy at times?
- If Melina hoped to draw out a deeply personal answer to the question “what are y…
Dr. Ashvin Chhabra - Mastering Mental Accounting: Strategies to Enhance Investor Decision-Making
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- What does Ashvin propose as a better measure of investor success above risk adjusted returns?
- What are the two main reasons why we invest? Ashvin thinks that, with a traditional po…
Samantha Lamas - Mastering Simplicity: The Art of Simplifying Complexity
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- Why is it often complicated to offer a simple and elegant solution for the common behavioral dilemmas that advisors face?
- Why might psychological shortcuts potentially lead to gend…
Dr. Sarah Asebedo - Effective Strategies for Resolving Financial Conflict
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- What role does positive psychology play in financial planning? More broadly, what is positive psychology and how is it differentiated from the popular conception of behavioral finan…
Dr. Kristy Archuleta - How Financial Therapy Can Transform Your Relationship with Money
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- As one of the founders of the discipline of financial therapy, what light can Dr. Archuleta shed on the origin story of this unique discipline?
- What are the lines of demarcation b…
Nick Maggiulli - Personal Finance Myth-Busting: The Truth Behind Common Money Misconceptions
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- How did Nick land on a kinder, more gentle approach, to personal finance?
- What is the least conventional bit of financial advice that a reader may come across in Nick’s new book?
- …
Tim Houlihan - Unlock Lasting Change: How This Simple Framework Can Alter Your Behavior
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- If Tim could personify himself as a guitar, what type of guitar would he be?
- Tim thinks that engagement, performance and persuasion all begin with behavioral science and that behav…
Steve Atkinson - The Admired Advisor: How to Gain Respect and Build a Lasting Reputation
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- When we narrow down the financial advisors to those who we would trust to manage our spouse’s or parent’s finances, Steve thinks that we do so largely on behavioral factors alone. W…
Jeff Levine - Master Tax Planning: Practical Ways to Minimize Your Tax Burden This Year
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- Jeff is known on Twitter for his complex deep dives into the world of tax legislation - what got him interested in this in the first place?
- What is keeping us from a more simplifie…
Drew Dickson - Stay Invested, Stay Ahead
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- What was Drew’s experience studying under Richard Thaler like?
- Drew thinks that you have to hold a willingness to be right and to be wrong in equal measure at all times - is this s…
Jez Groom - The Power of Behavioral Nudging: How Positive Influence Can Shape Better Outcomes
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- Where are we at, as an industry, in terms of the application of behavioral sciences to the world of work? Where does Jez see us headed next or what’s his outlook for the industry?
- …
Herman Brodie - Unlocking the Power of Trust
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- What are some of the primary drivers of asset flows from a behavioral perspective?
- Soft factors account for a lot more of clients’ decision-making process about their assets - what…
Dr. Kurt Nelson - Unlocking Your Full Potential: How to Find Your Behavioral Groove for Success
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- Has Kurt ever noticed a problem that isn’t ostensibly behavioral in nature that ended up being behavioral?
- How can we craft a cohesive work culture without contributing to problems…
Peter Lazaroff - Money Made Simple: Essential Tips for Building a Strong Financial Foundation
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- How did Peter get started reviewing frozen pizzas?
- What is it that most people misunderstand about investing?
- How does Peter, as an advisor, go about crafting a vivid and salient …