Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the odds. It's a big difference.
Daniel KahnemanThe brains of humans contain a mechanism that is designed to give priority to bad news.
Daniel KahnemanExperienced happiness refers to your feelings, to how happy you are as you live your life. In contrast, the satisfaction of the remembering self refers to your feelings when you think about your life.
Daniel KahnemanWe can't live in a state of perpetual doubt, so we make up the best story possible and we live as if the story were true.
Daniel Kahneman