Endlessly Amused By People's Minds.

My Interest In Well-being Evolved From My Interest In Decision Making - From Raising The Question Of Whether People Know What They Will Want In The Future And Whether The Things That People Want For Themselves Will Make Them Happy.

It Was Always Assumed I Would Be A Professor. I Grew Up Thinking It.

It's A Wonderful Thing To Be Optimistic. It Keeps You Healthy And It Keeps You Resilient.

The Dominance Of Conclusions Over Arguments Is Most Pronounced Where Emotions Are Involved.

However, Optimism Is Highly Valued, Socially And In The Market; People And Firms Reward The Providers Of Dangerously Misleading Information More Than They Reward Truth Tellers. One Of The Lessons Of The Financial Crisis That Led To The Great Recession Is That There Are Periods In Which Competition, Among Experts And Among Organizations, Creates Powerful Forces That Favor A Collective Blindness To Risk And Uncertainty.