Bonus Sample: How the Self is Made...and Unmade

About this episode

Derek explores behavioral economics to understand the fluidity of the self, connecting it to Buddhist concepts.

Derek looks into behavioral economics to better understand the fluidity of the "self," finding that recent research aligns with a very old Buddhist concept. Show Notes What Does Extreme Wealth Do To the Brain? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Derek

Topics covered

• behavioral economics
• self
• Buddhism
• wealth
• psychology

Keywords

• behavioral economics
• self
• Buddhism
• wealth
• psychology
• research

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Organizations: Buddhist, megaphone.fm

Books & works: How the Self is Made...and Unmade

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