"We can be blind to the obvious, and……" — Daniel Kahneman

"We can be blind to the obvious, and we are also blind to our blindness."

— Daniel Kahneman

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158 Quotes by Daniel Kahneman

Daniel Kahneman has 158 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Odd as it may seem, I am my remembering self, and the experiencing self, who does my living, is like…
We are prone to overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the role of chance in…
The illusion that we understand the past fosters overconfidence in our ability to predict the future.
The most effortful forms of slow thinking are those that require you to think fast.
However, optimism is highly valued, socially and in the market; people and firms reward the providers of dangerously misleading information…
If you care about being thought credible and intelligent, do not use complex language where simpler language will do.
We are often confident even when we are wrong, and an objective observer is more likely to detect our errors…
When action is needed, optimism, even of the mildly delusional variety, may be a good thing.
The concept of loss aversion is certainly the most significant contribution of psychology to behavioral economics.
A general limitation of the human mind is its imperfect ability to reconstruct past states of knowledge, or beliefs that…
It is only a slight exaggeration to say that happiness is the experience of spending time with people you love…
People who are cognitively busy are also more likely to make selfish choices, use sexist language, and make superficial judgments…

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My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He… — Teresa of Avila
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is… — Francis Bacon
In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because… — Gerry Adams
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds. — John Perry Barlow
The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind… — John Adams
Whoever said love is blind is dead wrong. Love is the only thing that lets us see each other with… — Martha Beck
All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of… — Theodor Adorno
Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can see twice as much in… — Josh Billings
Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned and we should not turn a blind… — Cate Blanchett
People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is… — Andrea Bocelli
The fact that I am blind is not what defines my life. It should be of no more interest than… — Andrea Bocelli
The blind audition process can be nerve-wracking. — Christina Aguilera

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