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 think, each of us, that we're much more rational than we are. And we think that we make our decisions because we have good reasons to make them. Even when it's the other way around. We believe in the reasons, because we've already made the decision. Daniel Kahneman decisiongoodhave share on social
There's a lot of randomness in the decisions that people make. Daniel Kahneman decisionlotmake Change image and share on social
It was always assumed I would be a professor. I grew up thinking it. Daniel Kahneman assumegrowprofessor Change image and share on social
People who know math understand what other mortals understand, but other mortals do not understand them. This asymmetry gives them a presumption of superior ability. Daniel Kahneman abilityasymmetrymath 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
In a rising market, enough of your bad ideas will pay off so that you'll never learn that you should have fewer ideas. Daniel Kahneman badfewidea Change image and share on social
It is the consistency of the information that matters for a good story, not its completeness. Indeed, you will often find that knowing little makes it easier to fit everything you know into a coherent pattern. Daniel Kahneman coherentcompletenessconsistency share on social
When you look at the books about well-being, you see one word - it's happiness. People do not distinguish. Daniel Kahneman bookdistinguishhappiness Change image and share on social
We're beautiful devices. The devices work well; we're all experts in what we do. But when the mechanism fails, those failures can tell you a lot about how the mind works. Daniel Kahneman beautifuldeviceexpert Change image and share on social
