Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the odds. It's a big difference. Daniel Kahneman bigcouragedifference Change image and share on social
Alternative descriptions of the same reality evoke different emotions and different associations. Daniel Kahneman alternativeassociationdescription Change image and share on social
It doesn't take many observations to think you've spotted a trend, and it's probably not a trend at all. Daniel Kahneman haveobservationspot Change image and share on social
We are very influenced by completely automatic things that we have no control over, and we don't know we're doing it. Daniel Kahneman automaticcompletelycontrol 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
Human beings cannot comprehend very large or very small numbers. It would be useful for us to acknowledge that fact. Daniel Kahneman acknowledgebeingcomprehend Change image and share on social
It's very difficult to distinguish between what a person believes and what they say they believe. Daniel Kahneman believedifficultdistinguish Change image and share on social
Mental effort, I would argue, is relatively rare. Most of the time we coast. Daniel Kahneman arguecoasteffort Change image and share on social
Through some combination of culture and biology, our minds are intuitively receptive to religion. Daniel Kahneman biologycombinationculture Change image and share on social
People should be conscious of the large contribution made by anything that gets people together easily in the reduction of loneliness and emotional well-being. Daniel Kahneman consciouscontributioneasily Change image and share on social
