Regression Toward The Mean. That Is, In

Our Inner Weighing Of Evidence Is Not A Careful Mathematical Calculation Resulting In A Probabilistic Estimate Of Truth, But More Like A Whirlpool Blending Of The Objective And The Personal. The Result Is A Set Of Beliefs - Both Conscious And Unconscious - That Guide Us In Interpreting All The Events Of Our Lives.

A Failure Doesn't Mean You Are Unworthy, Nor Does It Preclude Success On The Next Try.

We Also Use Our Imagination And Take Shortcuts To Fill Gaps In Patterns Of Nonvisual Data. As With Visual Input, We Draw Conclusions And Make Judgments Based On Uncertain And Incomplete Information, And We Conclude, When We Are Done Analyzing The Patterns, That Out Picture Is Clear And Accurate. But Is It?

What I've Learned, Above All, Is To Keep Marching Forward Because The Best News Is That Since Chance Does Play A Role, One Important Factor In Success Is Under Our Control: The Number Of At Bats, The Number Of Chances Taken, The Number Of Opportunities Seized.

One Thing That Feeds Into The Way You Experience The Social World Is Your Mood - And One Thing That Affects Your Mood Is The Weather.