Mind Is A Machine For Jumping To

Organizations May Be Better Able To Tame Optimism Than Individuals Are.

A General Limitation Of The Human Mind Is Its Imperfect Ability To Reconstruct Past States Of Knowledge, Or Beliefs That Have Changed. Once You Adopt A New View Of The World (or Any Part Of It), You Immediately Lose Much Of Your Ability To Recall What You Used To Believe Before Your Mind Changed.

I Have Always Emphasized The Willingness To Discard.

People Who Face A Difficult Question Often Answer An Easier One Instead, Without Realizing It.

Overconfidence Is A Powerful Source Of Illusions, Primarily Determined By The Quality And Coherence Of The Story That You Can Construct, Not By Its Validity.