Nothing in life is quite as important as you think it is while you're thinking about it.

We are often confident even when we are wrong, and an objective observer is more likely to detect our errors than we are.

Some memories come with a very compelling sense of truth about them. And that happens to be the case even with memories that are not true.

When action is needed, optimism, even of the mildly delusional variety, may be a good thing.

If people do not know what is going to make them better off or give them pleasure, then the idea that you can trust people to do what will give them pleasure becomes questionable.

People who are cognitively busy are also more likely to make selfish choices, use sexist language, and make superficial judgments in social situations.

You're surprised by something, but you don't really know what surprised you; you recognize someone, but you don't really know what cues cause you to recognize that person.