A mind trick for yourself!

The other day, I came across an article about personal finance in which the author tries to organise his personal finances by following advice from a neuroscientist. It sounded like a gimmick at first - why would a brain scientist's advice about money be any good? However, it turned out that the advice was not about saving at all, but about the process of decision-making. It applied some well-known facts about how people make choices and came up with what is essentially a new and scientifically underscored reason for something that we should all be doing anyway. It could be especially helpful to younger people who are struggling to save and invest. The neuroscientist in the article bases his advice on the interesting idea that making