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> [People go shopping, we spend on so many things, and we just don't know. We don't know the prices of things. But gasoline, even when you're not buying, it's staring you in the face. Psychologists call this 'salience.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sendhil-mullainathan/people-go-shopping-we-spend-on-so-many-things-and-we-just-don-t-know/)

[Sendhil Mullainathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sendhil-mullainathan/)

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