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How to Make More Rational and Compassionate Financial Decisions

By Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. on May 14, 2011 in The Science of Willpower

Imagine that you and a stranger are participating in a psychology study. The experimenter gives the stranger $20. "Divide this money between you and you partner," the experimenter tells the stranger. "You can keep any amount for yourself, and give any amount to your partner. But your partner gets to decide whether or not to accept the deal. Read More

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Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.

Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., is a health psychologist at Stanford University.

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