We have a very narrow view of what is going on.

Mental effort, I would argue, is relatively rare. Most of the time we coast.

Alternative descriptions of the same reality evoke different emotions and different associations.

If there was one ubiquitous recommendation about marriage it was this: "Don't go to bed angry."

People talk of the new economy and of reinventing themselves in the workplace, and in that sense most of us are less secure.

If there is time to reflect, slowing down is likely to be a good idea.

When people believe a conclusion is true, they are also very likely to believe arguments that appear to support it, even when these arguments are unsound.