We don't believe other people's experiences can tell us all that much about our own. I think this is an illusion of uniqueness.
Daniel GilbertVariety improves the things that we do too often, but it rules the things that we don't do often enough.
Daniel GilbertResearch suggests that people are typically unaware of the reasons why they are doing what they are doing, but when asked for a reason, they readily supply one.
Daniel Gilbert