178 - Julia Nolte: Why We Avoid Difficult Decisions

178 - Julia Nolte: Why We Avoid Difficult Decisions

June 26, 2026 · 1h 1m

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Enna chats with Dr. Julia Nolte about the challenges older adults face in making informed decisions and how to support them.

This week, Enna chats with Dr. Julia Nolte, Assistant Professor of Economic Psychology at Tilburg University. Julia’s research examines how information management, risk perception, and decision-making change across adulthood. She is particularly interested in what keeps people, especially older adults, from making well-informed and high-quality decisions, and how we can better support people in making choices that align with their goals and values. In our conversation, Julia discusses how her...

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