“You might say that economic history is the history of people learning ...” — James Surowiecki Quote

“You might say that economic history is the history of people learning to manage risk.”

“Lack of confidence, sometimes alternating with unrealistic dreams of heroic success, often leads to procrastination, and many studies suggest that procrastinators are self-handicappers: rather than risk failure, they prefer to create conditions that make success impossible, a reflex that of course creates a vicious cycle.”