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
We're generally overconfident in our opinions and our impressions and judgments. Daniel Kahneman generallyimpressionjudgment Change image and share on social
It's nonsense to say money doesn't buy happiness, but people exaggerate the extent to which more money can buy more happiness. Daniel Kahneman buyexaggerateextent Change image and share on social
In essence, the optimistic style involves taking credit for successes but little blame for failures. Daniel Kahneman blamecreditessence Change image and share on social
Political columnists and sports pundits are rewarded for being overconfident. Daniel Kahneman columnistoverconfidentpolitical Change image and share on social
Experienced happiness refers to your feelings, to how happy you are as you live your life. In contrast, the satisfaction of the remembering self refers to your feelings when you think about your life. Daniel Kahneman contrastexperiencefeeling Change image and share on social
Optimism is normal, but some fortunate people are more optimistic than the rest of us. If you are genetically endowed with an optimistic bias, you hardly need to be told that you are a lucky person - you already feel fortunate. Daniel Kahneman biasendowfeel share on social
We have associations to things. We have, you know, we have associations to tables and to - and to dogs and to cats and to Harvard professors, and that's the way the mind works. It's an association machine. Daniel Kahneman associationcatdog share on social
If people do not know what is going to make them better off or give them pleasure, then the idea that you can trust people to do what will give them pleasure becomes questionable. Daniel Kahneman giveideamake Change image and share on social
I'm not a great believer in self-help. Daniel Kahneman believergreat Change image and share on social
