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Your relationship with money is a reflection of your relationship with yourself.
From Get Good with Money by Tiffany Aliche
The mind is not designed to be a great problem solver.
To be confident, you have to act as if you are.
Fear is the passion that most commonly affects the mind.
The way we hear sounds can change our emotions and memories.
From The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World by Trevor Cox
Religious narratives can shape identities and justify actions.
From Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong
To think clearly, you must first understand your own mind.
Our brains evolved for social success, not for truth.
From The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
Visualization is a powerful tool that can enhance athletic performance.
From The Playmaker's Advantage by Leonard Zaichkowsky and Daniel Peterson
Success in sports is often determined by mental resilience and the ability to stay focused.
From The Playmaker's Advantage by Leonard Zaichkowsky and Daniel Peterson
Fear of failure is what holds most people back.
From Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
Mental toughness can be developed just like physical strength.
From The Science of Running by Steve Magness
Intuitive judgments are often wrong, but they are often made with confidence.
The richness of sound can evoke powerful emotions.
From The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World by Trevor Cox
Desire is the most powerful force in the universe.
From Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden
Dopamine is the molecule of more; it drives us to seek out pleasure and rewards.
From The Molecule of More by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
The elephant in the brain is our hidden motives.
From The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
We often use our intelligence to rationalize our desires.
From The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be your best. Perfectionism is, at its core, about trying to earn approval.
From The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
People are motivated to be moral, but they often misunderstand each other's morality.
From The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life.
From Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
Overconfidence is a result of the inability to recognize our own limitations.
Your mind can be your best ally or your worst enemy.
From Power Speed ENDURANCE by Brian MacKenzie
Hope is a passion that is always accompanied by a desire.
Understanding the role of hormones can give us insight into our behavior.
From Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
Understanding the crowd is essential for successful trading.
Much of what we do is driven by motives we don't recognize.
From The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
Understanding yourself is the key to understanding the market.
We are all a little mad, some of us just hide it better than others.
Emotions are the enemy of sound investing.
From The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks
Our expectations can have a profound effect on our experiences.
From Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Fear is a natural part of competing; it can be managed.
From How Champions Think by Bob Rotella
Your mind can be your greatest ally or your worst enemy.
From The Way of the Runner by Adharanand Finn
The best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.
From Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The need to be liked can lead to self-sabotage.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
Hope is the thing that drives us forward.
Anchoring effects are strong and persistent.
We are all pattern seekers; it's what makes us human.
From The Pattern Seekers by Simon Baron-Cohen
In the face of adversity, we find our true selves.
From The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes by Carl Hoffman
The mind can be a cyclist's greatest ally or worst enemy.
From Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists by Michael Hutchinson
Our fears are usually based on the unknown.
From Choose Wonder Over Worry by Amber Rae
To think clearly, you must first identify your biases.
We are all a little bit crazy.
The key to speculation is the ability to anticipate the unexpected.
The stories we tell ourselves shape the very fabric of our reality.
Economic cycles are driven by human behavior and the collective psychology.
From The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
People often prefer to appear moral rather than to actually be moral.
From The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
Cognitive biases are the mind's way of shortcutting reasoning, often leading to errors.
When we feel powerful, we are more likely to take action.
Natural sounds can improve our mental well-being.
From The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World by Trevor Cox
Social norms have a powerful impact on our decisions.
From Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Human intuition is often at odds with formal logic, which complicates the alignment task.
From The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
Humans are not as rational as they think they are.
From Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein
The left hemisphere's focus on analysis can lead to a fragmented view of life.
Flow is a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter.
From Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Every heist leaves a mark, not just on the victim but on the thief as well.
From The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
The pressure to perform was immense, and so was the temptation.
The experience of flow is the secret ingredient that allows us to perform at our best.
From The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler
Our perceptions are influenced by the way choices are presented to us.
From Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
The fact that we are predictable means that we can be influenced.
From Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
We often fail to recognize the impact of our emotions on our decisions.
From Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
The promise of future rewards can be more enticing than the rewards themselves.
From The Molecule of More by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long
Morality binds and blinds.
From The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.
From The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks
The environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior.
From Atomic Habits by James Clear
Every decision we make is influenced by a myriad of factors that we often don't even recognize.
From Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
In every real man, a child is hidden that wants to play.
Liking is a powerful tool in persuasion.
From Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
The mind is the most powerful weapon you have.
From The Champion's Mind by Jim Afremow
Humor is a great way to deal with death.
From Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Colors can evoke emotions as much as words can.
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more in imagination than in reality.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
Humans think in stories rather than in numbers.
From Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
The mind is a powerful tool, but it can also be a source of distraction.
You cannot change the world, but you can change your perception of it.
From The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
Social norms often mask our real motivations.
From The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
Your environment shapes your mind.
From Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
Economic cycles are driven by the collective behavior of people.
From The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
The drive for self-preservation is the most powerful force in human behavior.
Stress is not the enemy. Stress is a part of life, and it can even be helpful.
The pursuit of likeability can lead to self-doubt.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
Beware the fragile ego, as it can lead to destructive behavior.
The game is played in the mind as much as on the court.
What you believe impacts what you achieve.
From Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
There is a fine line between genius and madness.
Emotions are not a problem to be solved; they are a resource to be used.
People are more influenced by their emotions than by logic.
All problems are interpersonal relationship problems.
From The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
Our thoughts and feelings can change our bodies.
The mind is a delicate balance between order and chaos.
Fear is a natural part of the process; it’s how we respond to it that matters.
From The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance by Steven Kotler
The process of habit formation is a three-step loop: cue, routine, reward.
From The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Flow is an optimal state of intrinsic motivation.
From Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
We often underestimate the power of sound in our lives.
From The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World by Trevor Cox
To know the passions is to know the soul.
Panic is the greatest enemy of financial markets.
From The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
Every inquiry about a crime leads us deeper into the human soul.
Mental processes are not separate from behavior.
From The Concept of Mind by Gilbert Ryle
The narratives we create define our experience of reality.
The study of magic is the study of human psychology.
From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer