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Daniel Kahneman

Israeli Psychologist

Born: Mar 5, 1934

Life People Think Time Will You

Related authors: Abraham Maslow B. F. Skinner Carl Jung Erich Fromm Jordan Peterson Sigmund Freud Viktor E. Frankl Wayne Dyer

Psychologists really aim to be scientists, white-coat stuff, with elaborate statistics, running experiments. Daniel Kahneman

Aim Statistics Running Stuff Scientists Experiments Psychologists Elaborate Really

If you think in terms of major losses, because losses loom much larger than gains - that's a very well-established finding - you tend to be very risk-averse. When you think in terms of wealth, you tend to be much less risk-averse. Daniel Kahneman

You Wealth Think Finding Tend Major Terms Loom Because Losses Very Than Gains Much Less Larger

We know that the French are very different from the Americans in their satisfaction with life. They're much less satisfied. Americans are pretty high up there, while the French are quite low - the world champions in life satisfaction are actually the Danes. Daniel Kahneman

Life World Satisfied High Pretty Know French Up Very American Quite Different While Low Much Less Satisfaction Actually Champions

You know, the standard state for people is 'mildly pleasant.' Negative emotions are quite rare, and extremely positive emotions are rare. But people are mildly pleased most of the time, they're mildly tired a lot of the time, and they wish they were somewhere else a substantial part of the time - but mostly they're mildly pleased. Daniel Kahneman

Positive Time Tired You People Emotions Negative Rare Somewhere Wish Else Pleasant State Pleased Extremely Somewhere Else Part Know Most Mostly Were Lot Quite Substantial Standard

Although professionals are able to extract a considerable amount of wealth from amateurs, few stock pickers, if any, have the skill needed to beat the market consistently, year after year. Daniel Kahneman

Wealth Year Few Extract Considerable Market Consistently Able Beat Although Amateur Stock Any After Skill Professionals Amount Needed

Divorced women, compared to married women, are less satisfied with their lives, which is not surprising. But they're actually more cheerful, when you look at the average mood they're in in the course of the day. Daniel Kahneman

Day You Women Satisfied Mood Married More Divorced Look Cheerful Course Surprising Women Are Which Average Less Compared Lives Actually

My impression is that the elimination of memories greatly reduces the value of the experience. Daniel Kahneman

Memories Experience Value Impression Greatly Elimination

Organizations may be better able to tame optimism than individuals are. Daniel Kahneman

Better Able Individuals Tame Optimism Than May Organizations

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