When people think of the outcomes of their decisions, they think much more short term than that. They think in terms of gains and losses.

Most things that couples disagree upon aren't worth more than a day's combat.

So your emotional state really has a lot to do with what you're thinking about and what you're paying attention to.

Banks are run by executives, and executives protect themselves, and that does not always mean that banks are going to behave rationally.

The evidence is unequivocal, there's a great deal more luck than skill in people getting very rich.

It doesn't take many observations to think you've spotted a trend, and it's probably not a trend at all.

Doubting what you see is a very odd experience. And doubting what you remember is a little less odd than doubting what you see. But it's also a pretty odd experience, because some memories come with a very compelling sense of truth about them, and that happens to be the case even for memories that are not true.