When people talk of the economy being strong, they don't seem to feel that they, too, are better off. Daniel Kahneman economyfeelpeople Change image and share on social
If people are failing, they look inept. If people are succeeding, they look strong and good and competent. That's the 'halo effect.' Your first impression of a thing sets up your subsequent beliefs. If the company looks inept to you, you may assume everything else they do is inept. Daniel Kahneman assumebeliefcompany share on social
If there is time to reflect, slowing down is likely to be a good idea. Daniel Kahneman goodideareflect 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
In essence, the optimistic style involves taking credit for successes but little blame for failures. Daniel Kahneman blamecreditessence 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
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
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
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
After a crisis we tell ourselves we understand why it happened and maintain the illusion that the world is understandable. In fact, we should accept the world is incomprehensible much of the time. Daniel Kahneman acceptcrisisfact Change image and share on social
