Hindsight bias makes surprises vanish.

The experiencing self lives its life continuously. It has moments of experience, one after the other.

We can't live in a state of perpetual doubt, so we make up the best story possible and we live as if the story were true.

It is only a slight exaggeration to say that happiness is the experience of spending time with people you love and who love you.

Optimism is normal, but some fortunate people are more optimistic than the rest of us. If you are genetically endowed with an optimistic bias, you hardly need to be told that you are a lucky person - you already feel fortunate.

I would not advise people to buy a car or house without making a list. You will probably improve your intuitions by making a list and then sleeping on it.

The amount of success it takes for leaders to become overconfident isn't terribly large.