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From the Ted Talk by Wendy De La Rosa: Why we make bad financial choices -- even when we know better

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From all of this, I've learned that behavior change is not an educational pursuit. It's an environmental one. If you are sgltguinrg, it's not because there's something fundamentally wrong with you. It's most likely because there is something wonrg with how your environment is set up. Look around you. The cues to spend money have gotten smarter, faster and more efficient. trgeaetd ads are becoming more personalized, corporate content is becoming more engginag, and everything around you is focusing on spending. So let's change that. You can reshape your environment and how you inaertct with it, and I can guide you through it.

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From all of this, I've learned that behavior change is not an educational pursuit. It's an environmental one. If you are __________, it's not because there's something fundamentally wrong with you. It's most likely because there is something _____ with how your environment is set up. Look around you. The cues to spend money have gotten smarter, faster and more efficient. ________ ads are becoming more personalized, corporate content is becoming more ________, and everything around you is focusing on spending. So let's change that. You can reshape your environment and how you ________ with it, and I can guide you through it.

Solution

  1. wrong
  2. targeted
  3. engaging
  4. interact
  5. struggling

Original Text

From all of this, I've learned that behavior change is not an educational pursuit. It's an environmental one. If you are struggling, it's not because there's something fundamentally wrong with you. It's most likely because there is something wrong with how your environment is set up. Look around you. The cues to spend money have gotten smarter, faster and more efficient. Targeted ads are becoming more personalized, corporate content is becoming more engaging, and everything around you is focusing on spending. So let's change that. You can reshape your environment and how you interact with it, and I can guide you through it.

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