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Worklife with Adam Grant

Daniel Kahneman doesn't trust your intuition (Re-release)

Dec 26, 2023
Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Prize-winning psychologist and author of *Thinking, Fast and Slow*, dives into the complexities of decision-making. He discusses when to trust intuition and the joy found in being wrong. Kahneman emphasizes embracing mistakes as opportunities for growth, critiques the focus on mere happiness in society, and underscores the importance of inclusion in decision-making processes. He shares insights on improving hiring practices through a blend of intuition and structured approaches.
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  • Reducing misery should be the focus of society, directing efforts towards mental health issues and reducing suffering.
  • Delaying intuition is crucial for making better decisions, as it allows for gathering comprehensive, accurate, and unbiased information.

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The Importance of Reducing Misery

According to Daniel Kahneman, reducing misery should be the focus of society rather than increasing happiness or character. He suggests that society should direct its efforts towards mental health issues and reducing suffering, as this would lead to different policy directions. Kahneman believes that happiness and misery are not substitutes and that the objective of policy should be to increase human well-being in a general sense, with a focus on reducing misery.

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