The difference between talking on your cell phone while driving and speaking with a passenger is huge. The person on the other end of the cell phone is chattering away, oblivious.

Know why certain foods, such as truffles, are expensive. It's not because they taste best.

Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.

The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time.

Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption.