Each Additional Day Together Is A Gift.

Researchers Who Studied A Thousand Dutch Vacationers Concluded That By Far The Greatest Amount Of Happiness Extracted From The Vacation Is Derived From The Anticipation Period.

Experts Don't Know Exactly Where The Boundaries Of Their Expertise Are.

People's Mood Is Really Determined Primarily By Their Genetic Make-up And Personality, And In The Second Place By Their Immediate Context, And Only In The Third And Fourth Place By Worries And Concerns And Other Things Like That.

You Are More Likely To Learn Something By Finding Surprises In Your Own Behavior Than By Hearing Surprising Facts About People In General.

Finally, The Illusions Of Validity And Skill Are Supported By A Powerful Professional Culture. We Know That People Can Maintain An Unshakeable Faith In Any Proposition, However Absurd, When They Are Sustained By A Community Of Like-minded Believers. Given The Professional Culture Of The Financial Community, It Is Not Surprising That Large Numbers Of Individuals In That World Believe Themselves To Be Among The Chosen Few Who Can Do What They Believe Others Cannot.