Something You Should Know

When to Speak Up and When to Stay Quiet & Why Smart Investors Do Crazy Things

October 5, 2026·50 min·6-min readconversationalself improvement
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This episode of Something You Should Know explores two major psychological dilemmas: when to speak up in everyday social situations and how human emotion drives irrational financial decisions. Social psychologist Vanessa Bohns explains why people consistently underestimate others’ desir

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Vanessa Bohns

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Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Vanessa BohnsAlex Edmans

Books

Should I Say Something?by Vanessa BohnsThe Madness of Marketsby Alex Edmans

Companies

Allbirds

Research & Papers

Study of 78,000 brokerage accounts

Topics

Index FundsInvestingPersonal FinanceSelf Improvement

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