You have to recognise that your own thoughts are not your own thoughts. They kind of filtered and percolated in from other people. It might seem like common sense, but it’s just what everybody is saying now. – Robert Shiller Most of the time, we see only what we want to see, or what others tell us to see, instead of seeing what is really there. – Suzy Kassem First, we seem to assume that if a lot of people are doing the same thing, they must know something we don’t .... In general, when we are unsure of ourselves, when the situation is unclear or ambiguous, when uncertainty reigns, we are most likely to look to and accept the actions of others as correct. – Robert B Cialdini The power of psychological influences must never be underestimated. Greed, fear, suspension of disbelief, conformation, envy, ego and capitulation are all part of human nature, and their ability to compel action is profound, especially when they are at extremes and shared by the herd. – Howard Marks Let’s face i...
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