A person who has not made peace with his losses is likely to accept gambles that would be unacceptable to him otherwise.

True intuitive expertise is learned from prolonged experience with good feedback on mistakes.

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.

We don't see very far in the future, we are very focused on one idea at a time, one problem at a time, and all these are incompatible with rationality as economic theory assumes it.

One study found that people who just thought about watching their favorite movie actually raised their endorphin levels by 27 percent.

If individuals are rational, there is no need to protect them against their own choices.

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.