Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Prize winner renowned for his groundbreaking work in behavioral economics, dives into the fascinating world of human intuition. He shares insights on when to trust our gut feelings and when to question them. Kahneman discusses the joy of making mistakes as learning opportunities and critiques the relentless pursuit of happiness in psychology. He emphasizes a systematic approach to decision-making and highlights how cognitive biases influence our choices, offering a fresh perspective on navigating life's complexities.
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Focus on Misery
Kahneman prioritizes reducing misery over increasing happiness, viewing the latter as potentially conservative.
He believes reducing misery leads to different policy directions, like mental health, unlike positive psychology's focus on acceptance.
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Suffering vs. Happiness
Most people experience positive emotions most of the time, while suffering is concentrated in a smaller group.
Kahneman suggests directing resources toward reducing suffering in this specific group, not general happiness.
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The Joy of Being Wrong
Embrace being wrong and view it as a learning opportunity, finding joy in changed perspectives.
Consider mistakes instructive and a source of surprise, leading to continuous learning.
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Daniel Kahneman is a Nobel Prize winner who transformed our understanding of the biases that cloud our thinking. In this conversation, he and Adam explore when to trust our intuition and when to second-guess it. Danny explains how he finds joy in being wrong, spells out steps to smarter interviewing, and reveals how he—the master decoder of decision-making—makes decisions. Find the transcript for this episode at go.ted.com/T4GDK
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