Endlessly Amused By People's Minds.

There's A Tendency To Look At Investments In Isolation. Investors Focus On The Risk Of Individual Securities.

Every Night For The Next Week, Set Aside Ten Minutes Before You Go To Sleep. Write Down Three Things That Went Well Today And Why They Went Well...writing About Why The Positive Events In Your Life Happened May Seem Awkward At First, But Please Stick With It For One Week. It Will Get Easier. The Odds Are That You Will Be Less Depressed, Happier, And Addicted To This Exercise Six Months From Now.

Establish A Closing Ritual. Know When To Stop Working. Try To End Each Work Day The Same Way, Too. Straighten Up Your Desk. Back Up Your Computer. Make A List Of What You Need To Do Tomorrow.

Managers Think Of Themselves As Captains Of A Ship On A Stormy Sea. Risk For Them Is Danger, But They Are Fighting It, Very Controlled.

Mental Effort, I Would Argue, Is Relatively Rare. Most Of The Time We Coast.