“living in a culture that surrounds us with reminders of money may shape our behavior and our attitudes in ways that we… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“What you learned about the Müller-Lyer illusion did not change the way you see the lines, but it changed your behavior. You… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
We were required to predict a soldier's performance in officer training and in combat, but we did so by evaluating his behavior… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“People who are cognitively busy are also more likely to make selfish choices, use sexist language, and make superficial judgments in social… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“controlling thoughts and behaviors is one of the tasks that System 2 performs.” — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“But this was the army. Useful or not, there was a routine to be followed and orders to be obeyed.” — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“The conclusion is straightforward: self-control requires attention and effort. Another way of saying this is that controlling thoughts and behaviors is one… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“Memorizing and repeating digits loosens the hold of System 2 on behavior, but of course cognitive load is not the only cause… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“The children were watched through a one-way mirror, and the film that shows their behavior during the waiting time always has the… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Economists think about what people ought to do. Psychologists watch what they actually do. — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“People who are poor think like traders, but the dynamics are quite different. Unlike traders, the poor are not indifferent to the differences between… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“Mood evidently affects the operation of System 1: when we are uncomfortable and unhappy, we lose touch with our intuition.” — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
The confidence that individuals have in their beliefs depends mostly on the quality of the story they can tell about what they see, even… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“So this is my aim for watercooler conversations: improve the ability to identify and understand errors of judgment and choice, in others and eventually… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“For example, I recently came to doubt my long-held impression that adultery is more common among politicians than among physicians or lawyers.” — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Survival prospects are poor for an animal that is not suspicious of novelty. — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“the idea of money primes individualism: a reluctance to be involved with others, to depend on others, or to accept demands from others.” — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Most of the moments of our life - and I calculated, you know, the psychological present is said to be about three seconds long;… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“knowing little makes it easier to fit everything you know into a coherent pattern.” — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Experts don't know exactly where the boundaries of their expertise are. — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
