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Category: Psychology
- December 5, 2007Ayn Rand Fountainhead Inspiration for Michael Covel
It’s been a few years since I read it, but a friend reminded me of Ayn Rand’s classic “The Fountainhead” the other day. He kept talking of the character Ellsworth Toohey and…
- September 29, 2007Master Class with Nobel Prize Winner Daniel Kahneman
A short course in thinking from Daniel Kahneman. This might not help with your buys and sells, but it sure adds perspective to the “mind” part of the game. More.
- April 16, 2007Michael Mauboussin: The Wisdom of Crowds
Michael Mauboussin Explaining the Wisdom of Crowds and Applying the Logic of Diversity (PDF). Michael on my podcast too.
- February 19, 2007Brett Steenbarger: Controlling Emotions is Not the Goal of Trading Psychology
Controlling Emotions is Not the Goal of Trading Psychology (DOC) by Brett Steenbarger. Note: Brett also appears on my podcast.
- February 18, 2007Mark Cuban on Preparation
I found a good excerpt on Mark Cuban’s blog. He attended Indiana University when Bob Knight was the basketball coach. Cuban was reflecting on what was the greatest thing learned from the…
- October 20, 2006Brett Steenbarger Article
A good read (PDF) from Brett Steenbarger. An excerpt: It is not at all unusual to find that a trader is losing with a trend following approach because he or she is…
- July 17, 2006Wishes, Hopes and Desires
Janice Dorn sent in nice feedback: Without realizing it, people tend to perceive things according to how they want to see them, suggests a new study, soon to be published in the…