Establish A Closing Ritual. Know When To

Optimism Is Normal, But Some Fortunate People Are More Optimistic Than The Rest Of Us. If You Are Genetically Endowed With An Optimistic Bias, You Hardly Need To Be Told That You Are A Lucky Person - You Already Feel Fortunate.

When Action Is Needed, Optimism, Even Of The Mildly Delusional Variety, May Be A Good Thing.

People Who Are Cognitively Busy Are Also More Likely To Make Selfish Choices, Use Sexist Language, And Make Superficial Judgments In Social Situations.

The Amount Of Success It Takes For Leaders To Become Overconfident Isn't Terribly Large.

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 Recognize That Person.