Negotiations over a shrinking pie are especially difficult because they require an allocation of losses. People tend to be much more easygoing when they bargain over an expanding pie. Daniel Kahneman allocationbargaindifficult Change image and share on social
People are very complex. And for a psychologist, you get fascinated by the complexity of human beings, and that is what I have lived with, you know, in my career all of my life, is the complexity of human beings. Daniel Kahneman beingcareercomplex share on social
If individuals are rational, there is no need to protect them against their own choices. Daniel Kahneman choiceindividualprotect Change image and share on social
If you're going to be unreligious, it's likely going to be due to reflecting on it and finding some things that are hard to believe. Daniel Kahneman duefindhard Change image and share on social
One emphasis of my research has been on the question of how people spend their time. Time is the ultimate finite resource, or course, so the question of how people spend it would seem to be important. Daniel Kahneman emphasisfiniteimportant Change image and share on social
You know, the standard state for people is 'mildly pleasant.' Negative emotions are quite rare, and extremely positive emotions are rare. But people are mildly pleased most of the time, they're mildly tired a lot of the time, and they wish they were somewhere else a substantial part of the time - but mostly they're mildly pleased. Daniel Kahneman emotionextremelylot share on social
The planning fallacy is that you make a plan, which is usually a best-case scenario. Then you assume that the outcome will follow your plan, even when you should know better. Daniel Kahneman assumecasefallacy Change image and share on social
Psychologists really aim to be scientists, white-coat stuff, with elaborate statistics, running experiments. Daniel Kahneman aimcoatelaborate Change image and share on social
Intuitive diagnosis is reliable when people have a lot of relevant feedback. But people are very often willing to make intuitive diagnoses even when they're very likely to be wrong. Daniel Kahneman diagnosediagnosisfeedback Change image and share on social
I would not advise people to buy a car or house without making a list. You will probably improve your intuitions by making a list and then sleeping on it. Daniel Kahneman advisebuycar Change image and share on social