Happiness is determined by factors like your health, your family relationships and friendships, and above all by feeling that you are in control of how you spend your time.

Nobody would say, 'I'm voting for this guy because he's got the stronger chin,' but that, in fact, is partly what happens.

It's not a case of: 'Read this book and then you'll think differently. I've written this book, and I don't think differently.

We're generally overconfident in our opinions and our impressions and judgments.

There's a very good reason for why economics developed the way it did, and that is that in many situations, the assumption that people will exploit the opportunities available to them is very plausible, and it simplifies the analysis of how markets will behave.

A large portion of the weekend effects is explained by differences in the amount of time spent with friends or family between weekends and weekdays.

We deeply want to be led by people who know what they're doing and who don't have to think about it too much.