We Associate Leadership With Decisiveness. That Perception

The Evidence Is Unequivocal, There's A Great Deal More Luck Than Skill In People Getting Very Rich.

When People Believe A Conclusion Is True, They Are Also Very Likely To Believe Arguments That Appear To Support It, Even When These Arguments Are Unsound.

There's A Very Good Reason For Why Economics Developed The Way It Did, And That Is That In Many Situations, The Assumption That People Will Exploit The Opportunities Available To Them Is Very Plausible, And It Simplifies The Analysis Of How Markets Will Behave.

I Have Always Believed That Scientific Research Is Another Domain Where A Form Of Optimism Is Essential To Success: I Have Yet To Meet A Successful Scientist Who Lacks The Ability To Exaggerate The Importance Of What He Or She Is Doing, And I Believe That Someone Who Lacks A Delusional Sense Of Significance Will Wilt In The Face Of Repeated Experiences Of Multiple Small Failures And Rare Successes, The Fate Of Most Researchers.

Through Some Combination Of Culture And Biology, Our Minds Are Intuitively Receptive To Religion.