Clear Thinking

Choosing the right exemplars helps create a repository of “good behavior.

The social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained.

I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything unless I know the other side’s argument better than they do.

Children develop self-confidence when they learn simple skills like pulling up a zipper, tying their shoes, or riding a bike. Eventually, that self-confidence evolves and propels them to develop more complex abilities as adults—for instance, writing software, painting murals, or cheering up a disheartened friend.

One reason the best in the world make consistently good decisions is they rarely find themselves forced into a decision by circumstances

Our desire to feel right overpowers our desire to be right.

Not all confidence is created equally. Sometimes, it comes from a track record of applying deep knowledge successfully and other times it comes from the shallowness of reading an article. It’s amazing how often the ego turns unearned knowledge into reckless confidence.

What happens in ordinary moments determines your future.