Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the people who handle it know what they are doing.
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Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the man handling it knows what he is doing.
If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.
Economists have allowed themselves to walk into a trap where we say we can forecast, but no serious economist thinks we can. You don't expect dentists to be able to forecast how many teeth you'll have when you're 80. You expect them to give good advice and fix problems.
I find it irresponsible to go, 'She's an actress, what does she know?' That means if you're a dentist, what do you know? If you're a lawyer, what do you know? It's our profession, it's what we do. It's not who we are.
Millions of Americans, adults and children, lack access to dental care.
Pain is the most private experience, but its causes, whether natural or man-made, demand public accounting.
Too little attention is paid to the dark side of incentives. They are anything but a magic bullet. Psychologists have known this for years, but it seems largely hidden from the world of commerce.
The man with a toothache thinks everyone happy whose teeth are sound. The poverty-stricken man makes the same mistake about the rich man.
Being successful is about professionalism, and chewing gum is unprofessional. Its also a huge pet peeve of mine.
We have this culture of financialization. People think they need to make money with their savings rather with their own business. So you end up with dentists who are more traders than dentists. A dentist should drill teeth and use whatever he does in the stock market for entertainment.