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An unbiased appreciation of uncertainty is a cornerstone of rationality—but it is not what people and organizations want.

“An unbiased appreciation of uncertainty is a cornerstone of rationality—but it is not what people and organizations want.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author YahooeyPosted on March 5, 2020March 1, 2020Categories QuotationsTags appreciation, bias, Daniel Kahneman, rationality, Thinking Fast and Slow, uncertaintyLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Experts who acknowledge the full extent of their ignorance may expect to be replaced by more confident competitors, who are better able to gain the trust of clients.

“Experts who acknowledge the full extent of their ignorance may expect to be replaced by more confident competitors, who are better able to gain the trust of clients.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author YahooeyPosted on December 2, 2019December 1, 2019Categories QuotationsTags clients, confidence, customers, Daniel Kahneman, Dunning–Kruger effect, expertise, ignorance, Thinking Fast and SlowLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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We are prone to blame decision makers for good decisions that worked out badly and to give them too little credit for successful moves that appear obvious only after the fact.

“We are prone to blame decision makers for good decisions that worked out badly and to give them too little credit for successful moves that appear obvious only after the fact.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author YahooeyPosted on September 1, 2019August 24, 2019Categories QuotationsTags blame, credit, Daniel Kahneman, decision makers, decisions, obvious, Thinking Fast and SlowLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The world makes much less sense than you think. The coherence comes mostly from the way your mind works.

“The world makes much less sense than you think. The coherence comes mostly from the way your mind works.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author YahooeyPosted on June 6, 2019June 3, 2019Categories QuotationsTags coherence, Daniel Kahneman, sensical, thinking, Thinking Fast and Slow2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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The confidence that individuals have in their beliefs depends mostly on the quality of the story they can tell about what they see, even if they see little.

“The confidence that individuals have in their beliefs depends mostly on the quality of the story they can tell about what they see, even if they see little.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author YahooeyPosted on March 5, 2019February 18, 2019Categories QuotationsTags beliefs, confidence, Daniel Kahneman, quality, story, Thinking Fast and Slow2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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When faced with a difficult question, we often answer an easier one instead, usually without noticing the substitution.

“When faced with a difficult question, we often answer an easier one instead, usually without noticing the substitution.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author YahooeyPosted on November 4, 2018October 17, 2018Categories QuotationsTags avoidance, Daniel Kahneman, difficult choices, difficult questions, easy way out, substitution, Thinking Fast and SlowLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The psychologist, Paul Rozin, an expert on disgust, observed that a single cockroach will completely wreck the appeal of a bowl of cherries, but a cherry will do nothing at all for a bowl of cockroaches.

“The psychologist, Paul Rozin, an expert on disgust, observed that a single cockroach will completely wreck the appeal of a bowl of cherries, but a cherry will do nothing at all for a bowl of cockroaches.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author YahooeyPosted on August 11, 2018July 28, 2018Categories QuotationsTags bowl of cherries, cockroaches, Daniel Kahneman, disgust, Paul Rozin, Thinking Fast and Slow4 Comments on Quote of the Day

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People can maintain an unshakable faith in any proposition, however absurd, when they are sustained by a community of like-minded believers.

“People can maintain an unshakable faith in any proposition, however absurd, when they are sustained by a community of like-minded believers.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author YahooeyPosted on June 5, 2018May 20, 2018Categories QuotationsTags absurd, believers, Daniel Kahneman, faith, like-minded, proposition, Thinking Fast and Slow, unshakable1 Comment on Quote of the Day

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It is much easier to identify a minefield when you observe others wandering into it than when you are about to do so.

“It is much easier to identify a minefield when you observe others wandering into it than when you are about to do so.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author YahooeyPosted on January 22, 2016December 14, 2019Categories QuotationsTags Daniel Kahneman, Fast and Slow, thinkingLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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If you have been there all your life and do not travel much, living in California is like having ten toes: nice, but not something one thinks much about.

“If you have been there all your life and do not travel much, living in California is like having ten toes: nice, but not something one thinks much about.” — Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author YahooeyPosted on November 5, 2015December 28, 2019Categories QuotationsTags California, Daniel Kahneman, habituation, Thinking Fast and SlowLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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