Series VI · Card 7 of 21 · THE COUNTING HOUSE
Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it.
DANIEL KAHNEMAN · EDGE · 2011
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Source
Edge Annual Question 2011, contribution “Focusing Illusion”; also in “Thinking, Fast and Slow” (2011), ch. 38 “Thinking About Life”
About the author
Psychologist and Nobel laureate (1934–2024). Author of “Thinking, Fast and Slow”. His work on cognitive biases and decision-making reshaped economics and behavioral science.
The question on the back
How much worse does your biggest problem seem than it really is?