Policy is driven by more than politics, however. It is equally driven by ideas.

Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.

Where they come from matters. They're products of particular places and environments.

Incompetence annoys me. Overconfidence terrifies me.

understanding the true nature of instinctive decision making requires us to be forgiving of those people trapped in circumstances where good judgment is imperiled.

What is learned out of hard work and trial is inevitably more powerful than what is learned easily.

It wasn't an excuse. It was a fact. He'd had to make his way alone, and no one - not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses - ever makes it alone.