Richard Wiseman

We are far more like somebody watching ourselves than somebody in charge of ourselves.

— Richard Wiseman

Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to parties intent on finding…

— Richard Wiseman

“When it comes to happiness, remember, it is experiences that represent really good value for the money.”

— Richard Wiseman

As we continue toward the fifth secret technique of psychics, I have a gut feeling that you are the sort of person…

— Richard Wiseman

When you gossip about another person, listeners unconsciously associate you with the characteristics you are describing, ultimately leading to those characteristics' being…

— Richard Wiseman

Lucky people generate their own good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating their own chance opportunities, make lucky…

— Richard Wiseman

“To ensure a well-motivated participant, Pfungst rewarded Clever Hans with a small piece of bread, carrot or sugar each time he responded…

— Richard Wiseman

“Researchers have speculated that those who fantasize about how wonderful life could be are ill prepared for the setbacks that frequently occur…

— Richard Wiseman

Magicians are manipulating your consciousness. They are showing you something impossible. They're getting you to construct a narrative, which simply isn't true.…

— Richard Wiseman

Luck is not a magical ability or a gift from the gods. Instead, it is a way of thinking and behaving.

— Richard Wiseman

Our beliefs do not sit passively in our brains waiting to be confirmed or contradicted by incoming information. Instead, they play a…

— Richard Wiseman

“researchers discovered that people who have just consumed caffeinated drinks were more likely to be swayed by arguments about various controversial topics.55…

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Hugely enjoyable and insightfulGosling has produced the perfect combination of rigorous research and lightness of prose to create a book that will…

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“Albert Einstein once said, “Sit with a beautiful woman for an hour and it seems like a minute, sit on a hot…

— Richard Wiseman

“This may sound somewhat obvious but, as the French philosopher Voltaire once famously pointed out, the main problem with common sense is…

— Richard Wiseman

Unlucky people are stuck in routines. When they see something new, they want no part of it. Lucky people always want something…

— Richard Wiseman

“compared to individuals, groups tend to be more dogmatic, better able to justify irrational actions, more likely to see their actions as…

— Richard Wiseman

Happiness doesn't just flow from success; it actually causes it.

— Richard Wiseman

We're starting to realize that magicians have a lot of implicit know-ledge about how we perceive the world around us because they…

— Richard Wiseman

“Napping is often seen as a form of laziness. Nothing could be further from the truth. Hundreds of experiments have demonstrated the…

— Richard Wiseman

“materialism takes root in early childhood, and is driven mainly by low self-esteem.”

— Richard Wiseman

Lucky people create, notice, and act upon the chance opportunities in their lives.

— Richard Wiseman

I agree that by the standards of any other area of science that remote viewing is proven..

— Richard Wiseman

“Horne, J. A., & Minard, A. (1985). ‘Sleep and Sleepiness Following a Behaviourally Active Day’. Ergonomics, 28, 567–75.”

— Richard Wiseman

“The Hollywood comedienne Gracie Allen was so secretive about her age that even her husband, the fellow performer George Burns, didn't know…

— Richard Wiseman