Daniel Kahneman

born 1934

Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli-American psychologist and economist, known for his groundbreaking work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002 for his research on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, shedding light on how irrationality often governs our decision-making processes.

Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it.

Thinking, Fast and Slow

We tend to remember having been happy in the past much more frequently than we are conscious of being happy in the present.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, p. 383, 2011

True intuitive expertise is learned from prolonged experience with good feedback on mistakes.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, p. 241, 2011

No one ever made a decision because of a number. They need a story.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, 2011