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

I don't try to be clever at all. The idea that I could see what no one else can is an illusion.

An executive might have a very strong intuition that a given product has promise, without considering the probability that a rival is already ahead in developing the same product.

Many ideas happen to us. We have intuition, we have feeling, we have emotion, all of that happens, we don't decide to do it. We don't control it.

Each additional day together is a gift. The end of the day means the end of hostilities, the recognition that the underlying shared values and commitment to the relationship trump the need for one last dig or self-righteous justification.

Experienced happiness refers to your feelings, to how happy you are as you live your life. In contrast, the satisfaction of the remembering self refers to your feelings when you think about your life.

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.