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
The experiencing self lives its life continuously. It has moments of experience, one after the other. Daniel Kahneman continuouslyexperiencelife Change image and share on social
When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you spend your time is extremely important. Daniel Kahneman analyzeextremelyhappiness Change image and share on social
An investment said to have an 80% chance of success sounds far more attractive than one with a 20% chance of failure. The mind can't easily recognize that they are the same. Daniel Kahneman attractivechanceeasily 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
People just hate the idea of losing. Any loss, even a small one, is just so terrible to contemplate that they compensate by buying insurance, including totally absurd policies like air travel. Daniel Kahneman absurdairbuy Change image and share on social
We're blind to our blindness. We have very little idea of how little we know. We're not designed to know how little we know. Daniel Kahneman blindblindnessdesign Change image and share on social
We have no reason to expect the quality of intuition to improve with the importance of the problem. Perhaps the contrary: high-stake problems are likely to involve powerful emotions and strong impulses to action. Daniel Kahneman actioncontraryemotion share on social
There is a huge wave of interest in happiness among researchers. There is a lot of happiness coaching. Everybody would like to make people happier. Daniel Kahneman coachhappinesshappy Change image and share on social
I used to hold a unitary view, in which I proposed that only experienced happiness matters, and that life satisfaction is a fallible estimate of true happiness. Daniel Kahneman estimateexperiencefallible Change image and share on social
