When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you spend your time is extremely important.

Most things that couples disagree upon aren't worth more than a day's combat.

Human beings cannot comprehend very large or very small numbers. It would be useful for us to acknowledge that fact.

Groups tend to be more extreme than individuals.

Adaptation seems to be, to a substantial extent, a process of reallocating your attention.

We are far too willing to reject the belief that much of what we see in life is random.

The experiencing self lives in the moment; it is the one that answers the question, 'Does it hurt?' or 'What were you thinking about just now?' The remembering self is the one that answers questions about the overall evaluation of episodes or periods of one's life, such as a stay in the hospital or the years since one left college.