Economists Think About What People

Political Columnists And Sports Pundits Are Rewarded For Being Overconfident.

A Reliable Way To Make People Believe In Falsehoods Is Frequent Repetition, Because Familiarity Is Not Easily Distinguished From Truth. Authoritarian Institutions And Marketers Have Always Known This Fact.

There Are Some Conditions Where You Have To Trust Your Intuition.

It's Nonsense To Say Money Doesn't Buy Happiness, But People Exaggerate The Extent To Which More Money Can Buy More Happiness.

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.