Our Inability To Recall How We Really

I Think Good Things Are Happening To Me And Will Continue. I Am Not Optimistic About The Rest Of The Species, But I'm So Blessed, It's Almost Scary. I'm Sorry To Disappoint You, But I Have A Wildly Sunny Disposition. I Love To Laugh.

If I Wanted To Know What A Certain Future Would Feel Like To Me, I Would Find Someone Who Is Already Living That Future. If I Wonder What It's Like To Become A Lawyer Or Marry A Busy Executive Or Eat At A Particular Restaurant, My Best Bet Is To Find People Who Have Actually Done These Things And See How Happy They Are.

Daniel Levitin Has More Insights Per Page Than Any Other Neuroscientist I Know. The Organized Mind Is Smart, Important, And, As Always, Exquisitely Written.

Few Of Us Can Accurately Gauge How We Will Feel Tomorrow Or Next Week. That's Why When You Go To The Supermarket On An Empty Stomach, You'll Buy Too Much, And If You Shop After A Big Meal, You'll Buy Too Little.

The Human Brain Is The Only Object In The Known Universe That Can Predict Its Own Future And Tell Its On Fortune. The Fact That We Can Make Disastrous Decisions Even As We Foresee Their Consequences Is The Great, Unsolved Mystery Of Human Behavior. When You Hold Your Fate In Your Hands, Why Would You Ever Make A Fist?