Neil Bage - This is Your Brain on Money

Tune in to hear: What gives money such immense emotional power over us? Does Neil think that some of the problems people have with money come from them trying to treat it as this utilitarian thing rather than tapping into the deeper subtext of it? What does Neil think is the biggest mismatch between the brain we’ve inherited from our ancestral predecessors and the world we find ourselves navigating in the present day? What are one or two high-level tips for helping our old brains thrive in this new world? Why does Neil describe the brain as a prediction machine rather than a thinking machine? What are the implications of this on peoples’ financial decision making? What role does Neil think emotion should play in financial decision making? Should we ignore or embrace emotion? It also seems true that letting emotion lead our financial decision making too much is a mistake, so how do we strike a balance between emotion and rationality? Why does the human brain do such a poor job of relating to its future self? If Neil could correct one misunderstanding that financial advisors have about human behavior, what would it be? Links Neil Bage Substack LinkedIn Connect with Us Meet Dr. Daniel Crosby Check Out All of Orion’s Podcasts Power Your Growth with Orion Disclosures: These show notes may contain links to third-party websites. Any links to such third-party websites are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by Orion of the content on such third-party websites, or any affiliation or association with its operators. Orion is not responsible for the content of linked third-party websites, including, without limitation, any link contained in a linked website, or any changes or updates to a linked website, and do not make any representations regarding the information, services, products or accuracy of any material contained on such third-party websites. Compliance Code: 1954-U-26181