Divorced women, compared to married women, are less satisfied with their lives, which is not surprising. But they're actually more cheerful, when you look at the average mood they're in in the course of the day. Daniel Kahneman averagecheerfulcompare share on social
There is research on the effects of 9/11, and you know, compared to the enormity of it, it didn't have a huge effect on people's mood. They were going about their business, mostly. Daniel Kahneman businesscompareeffect Change image and share on social
Most people are highly optimistic most of the time. Daniel Kahneman highlyoptimisticpeople Change image and share on social
The concept of happiness has to be reorganised. Daniel Kahneman concepthappinessreorganise Change image and share on social
The idea that you can ask one question and it makes the point - well, that wasn't how psychology was done at the time. Daniel Kahneman ideamakepoint Change image and share on social
People like leaders who look like they are dominant, optimistic, friendly to their friends, and quick on the trigger when it comes to enemies. They like boldness and despise the appearance of timidity and protracted doubt. Daniel Kahneman appearanceboldnessdespise share on social
It's clear that policymakers and economists are going to be interested in the measurement of well-being primarily as it correlates with health; they also want to know whether researchers can validate subjective responses with physiological indices. Daniel Kahneman clearcorrelateeconomist share on social
We know that the French are very different from the Americans in their satisfaction with life. They're much less satisfied. Americans are pretty high up there, while the French are quite low - the world champions in life satisfaction are actually the Danes. Daniel Kahneman americanchampiondane 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
It's a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps you healthy and it keeps you resilient. Daniel Kahneman healthyoptimisticresilient Change image and share on social
