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Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby

Dr. Daniel Crosby

The Standard Deviations podcast is a weekly production that looks at money, mind and meaning, all through a psychological lens. Each week, psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Daniel Crosby interviews a fascinating new guest, experts in everything from finance to literature to wellness. Each guest provides listeners with three concrete ways to apply what was learned that week, ensuring that weekly listening becomes part of a path to a richer life. Episodes are brief,

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00:11:36

Dr. Daniel Crosby - The Beauty of Imperfection

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/10/30

Tune in to hear:How was the Japanese art of ceramic repair, kintsugi, born out of Ashikaga Yoshimasa’s happy accident with a piece of Chinese ceramics?What lessons can we take from the art of kintsugi, or more broadly Wabi-sabi, regarding resilience, rebirth and the acceptance of imperfection?What has scientific research uncovered about the value of learning from past mistakes?Why does nearly winning provide more motivation than winning or losing by a big margin?What do scientific studies have to

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00:14:59

Dr. Daniel Crosby - The Incredible Power of Not...

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/10/23

Tune in to hear:Why did Diogenes of Sinope stand out among other Cynic Philosophers of the time and how did he use “principled unseriousness” to bring levity and illuminate truths about life?What did the lantern that Diogenes carried with him symbolize metaphorically?Why was Plato such a strong critic of laughter and why did he believe that it was an emotion that can override self-control?What styles of humor are most predictive of improved functioning and thriving? What styles of humor predict just

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00:20:43

Brad Johnson - Live from Future Proof

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/10/09

Tune in to hear:What mindset differences does Brad notice between advisors who are barely getting by and the ones who are 2-4xing their business?Why is focusing on talent acquisition and having a convincing growth story such an important part of growing your business?What is the baseline mindset that Brad often has to move advisors away from to encourage their growth?What distinguishes high-growth cultures from mediocre cultures and what are some actionable ways a company can improve their

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00:17:03

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Do Hard Things

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/10/02

Tune in to hear:What is “The Betty Crocker Effect” and what psychological principle explains this phenomenon? What does this say about the perceived relationship between effort and value?Why is effort generally thought of as a cost in classical economics and why does this way of thinking about it often get it wrong?Thomas Payne stated “that which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.” How does this play out in the case of money that is inherited, or won, versus money that was worked for?Do

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00:14:33

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Mindfulness and Meaning

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/09/25

Tune in to hear:What did Siddhartha Gautama, The Buddha, discover when he left his father’s palace and how did this inform his philosophy going forward? What are Buddhism’s “four signs” that he then witnessed and how did this spur on his quest for enlightenment?For Proust, what is the only true voyage of discovery and foundation of eternal youth?What does mindfulness look like in practice? Also, what have researchers discovered as the constituent parts of mindfulness?How do “reappraisal” and

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00:15:08

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Seek Out the Unexpected

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/09/18

Tune in to hear:What can we learn from circus animals about learned helplessness and how can we free ourselves from the chains of a small existence we feel we can’t escape?What are the positive and negative implications of habituation? How does it serve us evolutionarily and how can it hold us back?How does habituation affect the joy we get from our favorite songs and how can we renew this joy when we’ve overplayed a song?How can we change things up to disrupt our status quo and tendency for

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00:11:37

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Real Meaning is Bigger Than You

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/09/11

Tune in to hear:What did psychiatrist Dr. Derek Summerfield learn about the importance of treating social circumstances, as opposed to just brain chemistry, during his research in Cambodia on the psychological effects of unexploded landmines?What did St. Francis of Assisi, Leo Tolstoy, Winston Churchill and other luminaries have to say about the importance of giving and charitable service?What do longitudinal studies show about the mental and physical health benefits gained by those who volunteer on

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00:13:08

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Relationships Are a Pathway to...

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/09/04

Tune in to hear:Why did François Clemmons not initially want to take on the role of police officer on Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood?How does psychological research bear out the fact that relationships are the most succinct route to attaining a purposeful life?What are some unique benefits that accrue to those who focus on cultivating meaningful relationships and friendships?Is living a purposeful life also predictive of having better relationships?What effect does leading a meaningful life have on one’s

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00:13:14

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Create a Work

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/08/28

Tune in to hear:What are Victor Frankl’s 3 paths to a meaningful existence? For Frankl, which of these is the first and most path to meaning?How does the French Existentialist, Jean Paul Sartre, further validate Frankl’s emphasis on having meaningful work, or a project?Why did Schuller and Seligmann believe that pleasure, meaning and engagement are 3 unique predictors of subjective wellbeing?Why is finding purpose and fulfillment in your dayjob so important?What are “global” and “domain-specific”

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00:11:19

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Wanting Well

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/08/22

Tune in to hear:What is “manufactured desire” and what sinister role does it often play in contemporary life?Why is our tendency to let others’ influence our decisions a dramatic outlier from much of the Animal Kingdom?What is French Theorist René Girard’s Mimetic Theory and why can understanding it help inform the ways in which we make important decisions?Luke Burgis, one of Girard’s disciples, categorizes desires as either thin or thick. What distinguishes the two types of desire and why is this

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00:09:20

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Finding Meaning in the Mundane

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/08/07

Tune in to hear:What transpired in the apocryphal conversation between JFK and a NASA janitor and what can we learn from this?Why is finding meaning in the mundane such an important part of living a fulfilled life?Why is chasing intrinsic fulfillment often much more fruitful than chasing monetary gain or career advancement?What psychological benefits accrue as a result of seeing your job as a calling rather than a simple means to and end?What is Dr. Amy Wrzesniewski’s idea of “job crafting?”What is

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00:10:53

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Gratitude: Giving Thanks for the...

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/07/31

Tune in to hear:How does Guy de Maupassant’s short story, The Necklace, illustrate the importance of gratitude and how a lack of it can lead to personal misfortune?What does contemporary Psychology research show about the transformative power of gratitude in our lives?What are some examples of reciprocal altruism in the Animal Kingdom, aside from humans?Why is gratitude sometimes called the mother of all virtues?LinksThe Soul of WealthOrion’s Market Volatility PortalConnect with UsMeet Dr. Daniel

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00:14:24

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Follow Your Gift

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/07/24

Tune in to hear:What novel approach did Hungarian Mathematician Abraham Wald utilize to better understand which parts of American planes needed improved armor during WWII?What is “survivorship bias” and how did Abraham Wald avoid this?Why does professor Scott Galloway suggest that we should follow our talent, or gift, rather than our passion?What are the key differences between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset and what do life’s outcomes for each mindset look like, on average?Why is effort more

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00:15:16

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Your Curiosity Points to Your...

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/07/17

Tune in to hear:What can we learn from Leonardo da Vinci about harnessing curiosity to fill our lives with purpose?Why does science writer Sharon Begley think that curiosity is the mental counterpart to physical hunger?What is an example of how curiosity is hardwired into our genetic makeup?What can “convergent” and “divergent” ways of thinking tell us about why creativity must be actively cultivated to avoid squelching it?What did author Susan Engle discover about how curiosity steadily diminishes

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00:09:49

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Your Story Needs a Villain

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/07/03

Tune in to hear:What are anti-goals and why are they often just as, if not more, powerful than goals?What does the prospect theory of behavioral economics have to say about the uniquely motivating power of a villain?Why do humans have asymmetrical risk preferences and what does this reveal about human nature?What did famous investor Charlie Munger mean by his famous quote “invert, always invert?”What is the Stoic exercise of “Premitatio Malorum” and how can it be used in everyday life?LinksThe Soul

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00:11:47

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Rolling With Resistance

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/06/26

Tune in to hear:What did author Steven Pressfield have to say about resistance?What are “circular techniques” in Martial Arts and what can they teach us about the power of rolling with resistance?What was the “salt march” that Gandhi led and what does it illustrate about the power of resistance?What is the “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy” methodology that psychologist Dr. Steven C. Hayes invented?What did Steven C. Hayes mean by “self-as-context” and what should we take away from this

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00:10:12

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Embrace Uncertainty

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/06/19

Tune in to hear:What is “The Story of the Chinese Farmer” by Alan Watts and what can it teach us about embracing uncertainty?Why are humans so hardwired to fear uncertainty and how can we override this natural tendency and embrace it?Why do some psychologists believe that ambiguity aversion is the one fear to rule them all?How can uncertainty stimulate heightened learning?What did the poet Rainer Maria Rilke have to say about embracing uncertainty?LinksThe Soul of WealthOrion’s Market Volatility

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00:10:37

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Let Purpose Come to You

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/06/12

Tune in to hear:What is the “drown proofing” technique, often taught to Navy Seals, and what is a takeaway from it that can be applied in our daily lives?What is Alan Watts' “backward law,” or “the law of reversed effect?”What is the psychological phenomenon of pareidolia and what can it teach us about our collective search for meaning?What are some philosophical examples of how meaning often ensues in our lives?What can we learn from Vietnam’s “Great Hanoi Rat Massacre?”LinksThe Soul of

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00:11:11

Dr. Daniel Crosby - The Life-Changing Power of “No”

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/06/05

Tune in to hear:What can Queen Elizabeth I, of England, teach us about the power of saying “no?”Why is saying “no” just as important, if not more important, than saying “yes” in our journey towards a purposeful life?What can be our guidepost when deciding when to say “yes” and when to say “no?”How does living a purposeful life improve decision-making behavior going forward?What 3-step process does Oliver Burkeman lay out for saying “yes” to our highest purpose and saying “no” to things that do not

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00:09:28

Dr. Daniel Crosby - Learn to Love Your Limits

Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby ·

2025/05/29

Tune in to hear:What is facticity and how can we turn these “limitations” into strengths?What are some historical examples of people who used their limitations to do, or create, something remarkable?What is Sheena Iyengar’s “jam study” and what are its implications for decision making and behavioral science?Why are constraints such an important element of creativity?LinksThe Soul of WealthOrion’s Market Volatility PortalConnect with UsMeet Dr. Daniel CrosbyCheck Out All of Orion’s PodcastsPower Your

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