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
Although professionals are able to extract a considerable amount of wealth from amateurs, few stock pickers, if any, have the skill needed to beat the market consistently, year after year. Daniel Kahneman amateuramountbeat Change image and share on social
Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and military leaders - not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking risks. Daniel Kahneman averagechallengedecision share on social
There are domains in which expertise is not possible. Stock picking is a good example. And in long-term political strategic forecasting, it's been shown that experts are just not better than a dice-throwing monkey. Daniel Kahneman dicedomainexpert 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
Happiness is determined by factors like your health, your family relationships and friendships, and above all by feeling that you are in control of how you spend your time. Daniel Kahneman controldeterminefactor Change image and share on social
The brains of humans contain a mechanism that is designed to give priority to bad news. Daniel Kahneman badbraindesign Change image and share on social
Hindsight bias makes surprises vanish. Daniel Kahneman biashindsightmake Change image and share on social
Many ideas happen to us. We have intuition, we have feeling, we have emotion, all of that happens, we don't decide to do it. We don't control it. Daniel Kahneman controldecideemotion Change image and share on social
Nobody would say, 'I'm voting for this guy because he's got the stronger chin,' but that, in fact, is partly what happens. Daniel Kahneman chinfactguy Change image and share on social