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Greg Veal's avatar

We all suffer from the illusion of control, to greater or lesser extent. More money = more control, right? Except, not in many crucial situations, as you outlined. The less crucial situations where money does help are, well, less crucial.

Being at peace with your decisions requires aligning your actions with your beliefs and risk-tolerance. We’re all wired a little differently in that regard. This post is a call to evaluate how closely our wiring matches reality.

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David Geller's avatar

Spot on. And for many of us, when we pause and think about it, we realize the cost of our cautious approach is too high for the potential benefits we are losing out on.

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