Posts Tagged ‘Cognitive bias’

Why financial planning is not common sense

And why that’s a good thing!

6th January 2024

Mencken. Clear, simple and wrong. Paul Claireaux

Why financial planning is not common sense

And why that’s a good thing!

6th January 2024

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A 10 to 15-minute read – depending on your speed. Most of us look for common-sense answers to various questions in life. In this Insight, we’ll explore why that is often a bad idea, particularly when it comes to money. Common-sense answers to common and simple questions are helpful. But with complex questions (like making…

Seven ways to achieve more

Without working yourself into the ground

28th December 2022

Seven ways to achieve more

Without working yourself into the ground

28th December 2022

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Many of us want to achieve more of our big life goals, but the truth is that most goals are never achieved. And most New Year’s resolutions fail too! So, let’s look at why this is, and explore how you could achieve more of yours.

10 ways you’re different to everyone else

and why that really matters for your money

8th September 2021

Ten Ways You're Different. Paul Claireaux

10 ways you’re different to everyone else

and why that really matters for your money

8th September 2021

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We know we’re all different and in dozens of ways. From the shape of our heads… our shoulders, knees and toes… to our eyes and ears and mouth and nose!

Is your mood being manipulated?

To get you spending all your money today?

20th November 2020

Is your mood being manipulated?

To get you spending all your money today?

20th November 2020

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In this extract from Chapter 1 of my book, ‘Who misleads YOU about money?’ we’ll learn how we’re tricked into spending all our money today. This matters because the result is our failure to save for our big, long term financial life goals – for ourselves and our loved ones.

Five reasons why we procrastinate

and how we can get ourselves unstuck

1st November 2020

Voltaire. Perfect Enemy of Good. Paul Claireaux

Five reasons why we procrastinate

and how we can get ourselves unstuck

1st November 2020

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I’ve been meaning to write this Insight, on why we procrastinate, for some time. Sorry about that, but I couldn’t resist! Joking aside, we will look at the five reasons why, according to a world-leading (mental health) Doctor, we so often delay on our most important work, but first let’s explore a linked idea on…

Why confident people on the stage

might not be best qualified to be your sage

20th October 2020

Why confident people on the stage

might not be best qualified to be your sage

20th October 2020

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If you’re interested in personal development, you’ve probably been to a few seminars and seen a few confident gurus, standing on a stage, selling their ideas. The question is, have you managed to work out which (if any) of these people (or more importantly, their ideas) are really worth following?

What’s your life story, and how has it affected your attitude to money?

This emotionally moving exercise will help you find out.

18th October 2020

What’s your life story, and how has it affected your attitude to money?

This emotionally moving exercise will help you find out.

18th October 2020

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This Insight is for you if you’re aged between 25 and 65, and striving to achieve more in your life, but feel that your attitude to money might be holding you back. Here you’ll learn a proven and powerful exercise to discover how your unique life story might have affected your attitude to money, and how…

Let’s hear it for the quiet folk

after all, they tend to add the most value

15th October 2020

Let’s hear it for the quiet folk

after all, they tend to add the most value

15th October 2020

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I came to the conclusion, many years ago, that we should listen harder to quiet folk. And here I’d like to explain why.

How obedient are you to authority?

And how's that affecting your finances?

14th October 2020

How obedient are you to authority?

And how's that affecting your finances?

14th October 2020

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Perhaps it’s obvious that obedience to authority does not always serve us well, but the truth is that most people are very obedient. Most people will accept instructions to do crazy or even dangerous things; it’s simply part of our human condition.

Why you should ignore guru guidance

and climb on the shoulders of giants

13th October 2020

Why you should ignore guru guidance

and climb on the shoulders of giants

13th October 2020

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If someone you care about is a raving fan of a ‘guru’ – and waits upon their guru’s every word – for life planning advice – please share this with them. There really are better roads to self-improvement.

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Posts Tagged ‘Cognitive bias’

And why that’s a good thing!

And why that’s a good thing!

Without working yourself into the ground

Without working yourself into the ground

and why that really matters for your money

and why that really matters for your money

To get you spending *all* your money today?

To get you spending *all* your money today?

and how we can get ourselves unstuck

and how we can get ourselves unstuck

might not be best qualified to be your sage

might not be best qualified to be your sage

This emotionally moving exercise will help you find out.

This emotionally moving exercise will help you find out.

after all, they tend to add the most value

after all, they tend to add the most value

And how's that affecting your finances?

And how's that affecting your finances?

and climb on the shoulders of giants

and climb on the shoulders of giants

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To get you spending all your money today?

To get you spending all your money today?

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