The extra daily social time of 1.7 hours in weekends raises average happiness by about 2%.

Overconfidence is a powerful source of illusions, primarily determined by the quality and coherence of the story that you can construct, not by its validity.

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.

Laziness is built deep into our nature.

All of us would be better investors if we just made fewer decisions.

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

If owning stocks is a long-term project for you, following their changes constantly is a very, very bad idea. It's the worst possible thing you can do, because people are so sensitive to short-term losses. If you count your money every day, you'll be miserable.