We don't only tell stories when we set out to tell stories, our memory tells us stories. That is, what we get to keep from our experiences is a story. Daniel Kahneman experiencememoryset Change image and share on social
Nothing in life is as important as you think it is while you are thinking about it. Daniel Kahneman importantlifethink Change image and share on social
Mental effort, I would argue, is relatively rare. Most of the time we coast. Daniel Kahneman arguecoasteffort Change image and share on social
Through some combination of culture and biology, our minds are intuitively receptive to religion. Daniel Kahneman biologycombinationculture Change image and share on social
My interest in well-being evolved from my interest in decision making - from raising the question of whether people know what they will want in the future and whether the things that people want for themselves will make them happy. Daniel Kahneman decisionevolvefuture share on social
One thing we have lost, that we had in the past, is a sense of progress, that things are getting better. There is a sense of volatility, but not of progress. Daniel Kahneman losepastprogress Change image and share on social
If you think in terms of major losses, because losses loom much larger than gains - that's a very well-established finding - you tend to be very risk-averse. When you think in terms of wealth, you tend to be much less risk-averse. Daniel Kahneman averseestablishfind share on social
There's a very good reason for why economics developed the way it did, and that is that in many situations, the assumption that people will exploit the opportunities available to them is very plausible, and it simplifies the analysis of how markets will behave. Daniel Kahneman analysisassumptionbehave share on social
We think of our future as anticipated memories. Daniel Kahneman anticipatefuturememory Change image and share on social
We're beautiful devices. The devices work well; we're all experts in what we do. But when the mechanism fails, those failures can tell you a lot about how the mind works. Daniel Kahneman beautifuldeviceexpert Change image and share on social
