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.

If there was one ubiquitous recommendation about marriage it was this: "Don't go to bed angry."

Researchers who studied a thousand Dutch vacationers concluded that by far the greatest amount of happiness extracted from the vacation is derived from the anticipation period.

When you look at the books about well-being, you see one word - it's happiness. People do not distinguish.

Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the odds. It's a big difference.

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

Establish a closing ritual. Know when to stop working. Try to end each work day the same way, too. Straighten up your desk. Back up your computer. Make a list of what you need to do tomorrow.