Adaptation seems to be, to a substantial extent, a process of reallocating your attention.

The average investor's return is significantly lower than market indices due primarily to market timing.

Clearly, the decision-making that we rely on in society is fallible. It's highly fallible, and we should know that.

An individual who expresses high confidence probably has a good story, which may or may not be true.

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

My impression is that the elimination of memories greatly reduces the value of the experience.

The planning fallacy is that you make a plan, which is usually a best-case scenario. Then you assume that the outcome will follow your plan, even when you should know better.