‘Trust Your Gut’ Might Actually Be Profitable Advice on Wall Street, Study Says (Published 2016)
David Gellesnytimes.com
‘Trust Your Gut’ Might Actually Be Profitable Advice on Wall Street, Study Says (Published 2016)
Possessing agility helps you make good judgments in real time. The neuroscientist John Coates used to be a financial trader. During the bull-market surges that preceded big crashes, Coates noticed that the traders who went on to suffer huge losses had gotten overconfident in ways that were physically observable. They flexed their muscles and even... See more
David Brooks • How the Ivy League Broke America
This advice may sound familiar; it lies at the heart of books like Blink and Gary Klein’s The Power of Intuition, which promise to help readers harness their gut feelings. But for executives taught to methodically frame problems, consider alternatives, collect data, weigh the options, and then decide, cultivating emotional self-awareness may seem... See more
Gardiner Morse • Decisions and Desire
Les Schwab learned firsthand that trusting your gut can defy conventional limits and transform industries:
“I’ve often said that sometimes guts pays off more than brains, because, if I had followed advice, and, if I had had a formal business education behind me, I never would have started the profit sharing contract in the form I did.”
Instead of
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