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- Slow thinking has the feeling of something you do. It's deliberate.
- The idea that you can ask one question and it makes the point - well, that wasn't how psychology was done at the time.
- You're surprised by something, but you don't really know what surprised you; you recognize someone, but you don't really know what cues cause you to…
- We have associations to things. We have, you know, we have associations to tables and to - and to dogs and to cats and to…
- You know, the standard state for people is 'mildly pleasant.' Negative emotions are quite rare, and extremely positive emotions are rare. But people are mildly…
- When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you spend your time is extremely important.
- Nothing in life is quite as important as you think it is while you're thinking about it.
- If people are failing, they look inept. If people are succeeding, they look strong and good and competent. That's the 'halo effect.' Your first impression…
- It's a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps you healthy and it keeps you resilient.
- It's not a case of: 'Read this book and then you'll think differently. I've written this book, and I don't think differently.
- So your emotional state really has a lot to do with what you're thinking about and what you're paying attention to.
- If you're going to be unreligious, it's likely going to be due to reflecting on it and finding some things that are hard to believe.
- In a rising market, enough of your bad ideas will pay off so that you'll never learn that you should have fewer ideas.
- It doesn't take many observations to think you've spotted a trend, and it's probably not a trend at all.
- When you look at the books about well-being, you see one word - it's happiness. People do not distinguish.
- Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the…
- Divorced women, compared to married women, are less satisfied with their lives, which is not surprising. But they're actually more cheerful, when you look at…
- If owning stocks is a long-term project for you, following their changes constantly is a very, very bad idea. It's the worst possible thing you…
- Doubting what you see is a very odd experience. And doubting what you remember is a little less odd than doubting what you see. But…
- Experienced happiness refers to your feelings, to how happy you are as you live your life. In contrast, the satisfaction of the remembering self refers…
More You Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello