Daniel Kahneman Quotes & Sayings (Page 11)

“Suppose you like someone very much. Then, by a familiar halo effect, you will also be prone to believe many good things about that person - you will be biased in their favor. Most of us like ourselves very much, and that suffices to explain self-assessments that are biased in a particular direction.”

“We don't only tell stories when we set out to tell stories, our memory tells us stories. That is, what we get to keep from our experiences is a story.”

“There's a very good reason for why economics developed the way it did, and that is that in many situations, the assumption that people will exploit the opportunities available to them is very plausible, and it simplifies the analysis of how markets will behave.”

“If you think in terms of major losses, because losses loom much larger than gains - that's a very well-established finding - you tend to be very risk-averse. When you think in terms of wealth, you tend to be much less risk-averse.”

“In essence, the optimistic style involves taking credit for successes but little blame for failures.”

“I have always emphasized the willingness to discard.”

“People are really happier with friends than they are with their families or their spouse or their child.”

“The idea that you can ask one question and it makes the point - well, that wasn't how psychology was done at the time.”

“Most people are highly optimistic most of the time.”

“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.”