It is the consistency of the information that matters for a good story, not its completeness. Indeed, you will often find that knowing little makes it easier to fit everything you know into a coherent pattern.

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

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

So your emotional state really has a lot to do with what you're thinking about and what you're paying attention to.

You should expect little or nothing from Wall Street stock pickers who hope to be more accurate than the market in predicting the future of prices. And you should not expect much from pundits making long-term forecasts.

The effort invested in 'getting it right' should be commensurate with the importance of the decision.

People talk of the new economy and of reinventing themselves in the workplace, and in that sense most of us are less secure.