But Suppose We Are Nothing

The Things That Motivate Us Are To Help Other People, To Feel That We're Useful, To Feel That We're Getting Better, To Feel That We Are Kind Of Living To Our Potential, To Get A Sense Of Meaning. All Of Those Things Are Positive.

It Is Very Difficult To Make Really Big, Important, Life-changing Decisions Because We Are All Susceptible To A Formidable Array Of Decision Biases. There Are More Of Them Than We Realize, And They Come To Visit Us More Often Than We Like To Admit.

When Parents Have College Savings Accounts For Their Kids, Their Kids Show Higher Social And Cognitive Performance.

In A World Where Everyone Is Behaving Honestly, Any Dishonesty Constitutes A Big Infraction. But, In A World Where Many People Are Behaving Dishonestly, And The News Is Filled With Stories Of Their Infractions, Even Big Infractions Can Feel Small To The Perpetrator.

The Idea That You Will Make The Right Decision Every Time Is Very Unlikely.