Most of the moments of our life - and I calculated, you know, the psychological present is said to be about three seconds long; that means that, you know, in a life there are about 600 million of them; in a month, there are about 600,000 - most of them don't leave a trace.

There is general agreement among researchers that nearly all stock pickers, whether they know it or not-and few of them do-are playing a game of chance.

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

The premise of this book is that it is easier to recognize other people's mistakes than your own.

The average investor's return is significantly lower than market indices due primarily to market timing.

There's a tendency to look at investments in isolation. Investors focus on the risk of individual securities.

There is a huge wave of interest in happiness among researchers. There is a lot of happiness coaching. Everybody would like to make people happier.