Acquisition of skills requires a regular environment, an adequate opportunity to practice, and rapid and unequivocal feedback about the correctness of thoughts and actions.

We are far too willing to reject the belief that much of what we see in life is random.

Through some combination of culture and biology, our minds are intuitively receptive to religion.

If people are failing, they look inept. If people are succeeding, they look strong and good and competent. That's the 'halo effect.' Your first impression of a thing sets up your subsequent beliefs. If the company looks inept to you, you may assume everything else they do is inept.

Human beings cannot comprehend very large or very small numbers. It would be useful for us to acknowledge that fact.

When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you spend your time is extremely important.

If you care about being thought credible and intelligent, do not use complex language where simpler language will do.