We donโt choose between experiences, we choose between memories of experiences. Even when we think about the future, we donโt think of our future normally as experiences. We think of our future as anticipated memories.
Daniel KahnemanI enjoy being active, but I look forward to the day when I can retire to the Internet.
Daniel KahnemanAfter a crisis we tell ourselves we understand why it happened and maintain the illusion that the world is understandable. In fact, we should accept the world is incomprehensible much of the time.
Daniel KahnemanPeople tend to assess the relative importance of issues by the ease with which they are retrieved from memoryโand this is largely determined by the extent of coverage in the media. Frequently mentioned topics populate the mind even as others slip away from awareness. In turn, what the media choose to report corresponds to their view of what is currently on the publicโs mind. It is no accident that authoritarian regimes exert substantial pressure on independent media. Because public interest is most easily aroused by dramatic events and by celebrities, media feeding frenzies are common
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