Anietie

“We humans don’t like uncertainty, so we are attracted to those who offer clarity and simple answers, even if the answers are wrong or incomplete. Master Persuaders can thrive in chaotic environments by offering the clarity people crave. And if an environment is not chaotic already, a skilled persuader who understands both social media and the news business can easily stir the pot to create an advantage through chaos. Candidate Trump was a champion of this method.”
― Scott Adams, Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter

“The expectation that you bring with you in trading is often the greatest obstacle you will encounter.”
― Yvan Byeajee, Paradigm Shift: How to cultivate equanimity in the face of market uncertainty

“People who have good arguments use them. People who do not have good arguments try to win by labeling.”
― Scott Adams, Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America

“mocking people for lying probably helps to reduce future lies and make the world a better place, whereas mocking people for things they can’t change is just being a jerk.”
― Scott Adams, Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America