The internet can feed you endless information to confirm whatever thoughts and insecurities you bring to it. If you’re worried about your financial well-being, there are endless tips and tricks to help you improve. If you’re worried about the state of the world, there are 24-hour news cycles confirming your fears. All this information makes it almost impossible to relax and think clearly. Today, Paul encourages investors that there is a way to find peace and relax about money in today’s chaos, but it may involve being less hungry for information and just unplugging this endless source of information. Later in the episode, Paul brings a study that shows what cognitive dissonance is and why no one is immune to it.
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