Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby
Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby
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Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby
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Tune in to hear:What can Miss Havisham, the Charles Dickens’ character, teach us about the dangers of fleeing our pain?How is Miss Havisham, on some fundamental level, a potent metaphor for our own lives?What does Dr. Crosby mean by “emotional
Tune in to hear:Why should we take heed of our internal anxiety that expresses that something is not quite right in our lives?Why do Existential Philosophers think of anxiety as a potential catalyst for personal growth rather than a hindrance?H
Tune in to hear:What is Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth, or Hero’s Journey, and how does Lord of the Rings exemplify this?How might a “call to adventure” crop up in our own lives and why is it so important to answer them some of the time?Why can str
Tune in to hear:What is the status quo bias and why might it have been relevant to the Challenger space shuttle explosion?Why did Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize winning physicist, state that “the first principle is that you must not fool yourself
Tune in to hear:What is Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If –” about and what can it teach us about remaining poised in the face of chaos?What are some qualities of the investors who fare best in turbulent markets?What roles does EQ (Emotional Intellige
Tune in to hear:Why does the prospect of freedom generate great anxiety for people?What led to Hitler’s ascent in post-war Germany?How is freedom dialectical in nature and what role did freedom play in the rise of the Third Reich?What is the da
Tune in to hear:Learn about the complex path to publication for Confederacy of Dunces and what role did Toole’s mother play in bringing his work to light?Why do we rob not only ourselves, but also the world, by playing small?What did Psychologi
Tune in to hear:What does “Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves in three generations” refer to and why is this concept ubiquitous across many cultures?What is the “crab in a bucket” theory and how do we see this play out with people? Why is this called
Tune in to hear:What was the name of Helen Keller’s mentor, educator and friend and how did they cultivate such a special relationship?What did Benjamin Franklin famously state about how we should lean on those around us?What are some of the de
Tune in to hear:What was the name of Helen Keller’s mentor, educator and friend and how did they cultivate such a special relationship?What did Benjamin Franklin famously state about how we should lean on those around us?What are some of the de
Tune in to hear:What was René Girard’s concept of mimetic theory and how do we see this play out in modern science?Why is our ability to effectively forecast what will bring us joy potentially less developed than our forecasting of pain and dis
Tune in to hear:Learn about the 1988 Yellowstone fires and some of the positive ecological effects it brought about.How can we “burn down” our damaging past assumptions and allow for new ideas to flourish in our own lives?What does the Latin ph
Tune in to hear:What is remarkable about Quaking Aspen trees?How might the Quaking Aspen’s underground network mirror our own lives and what can we learn from this?What is “the shadow” in Jungian psychology and what is its significance in our d
Tune in to hear:Why is the phrase “just be yourself” so vague and unhelpful? What might be a more productive way of thinking about what this is trying to get at?What are the concepts of facticity and existentiality and what can we learn from th
Tune in to hear:What is a Rube Goldberg machine and what can we learn from them?What are some examples of how we substitute busyness for meaning making in our lives?What do Existential philosophers, like Kierkegaard, have to say about the impor
Tune in to hear:Where is this quote from? “How did you go bankrupt? Two ways: gradually, then suddenly.” Also, how might this quote apply elsewhere in our lives?Why is self-deception so insidious and hard to address for many of us?Why are we so
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Tune in to hear:When and how did the popular phrase “going postal” become part of our contemporary lexicon?What did Herodotus say of the postal couriers of his time?How are purpose, performance and share price in the workplace correlated, if at
Tune in to hear:What is our contemporary understanding of Epicureanism missing? How did Epicurus understand happiness differently than this connotation?What are the keys to genuine happiness according to Epicurus?What are kinetic and katastemat
Tune in to hear:Why does the concept of the meaning of life often feel unknowable, undefinable and impractical for so many people?What is the etymology of the word meaning and what can we learn from this?How do coherence, significance and purpo
Tune in to hear:What insight did Joe have that prompted him to start applying Behavioral Finance in practical ways while much of the industry was focused elsewhere?Why are so many firms relying on the old-fashioned educational approach when bui
Tune in to hear:What does Dimensional see about the future of the industry that encouraged them to launch something like ‘Life Invested.’Why does a “human first” investment model have the power to endure in a way that other investment models, s
Tune in to hear:Examples of when emotional connection can play a decisive role in sales.How, practically, can advisors shift their focus a bit from the technical to fostering deep, emotional connections with their clients?What is motivational i
Tune in to hear:Get a better sense of the size and scope of the racial wealth gap problem in the US.Should financial advisors play a role in addressing these inequalities? Also, do historical factors, such as systemic discrimination and redlini
Tune in to hear:What elements do “tulip mania,” the roaring twenties and the .com bubble share and what should be our biggest takeaway from these historic market events?What is the "affect heuristic" and how should we be thinking about it in re
Tune in to hear:From Michael’s vantage point, what did he observe during this recent market downturn?How can those nearing retirement overcome the tendency to have knee jerk responses to major negative market events?How can we better inoculate
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