Conversations with Tyler

Daniel Kahneman on Cutting Through the Noise

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Dec 19, 2018
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INSIGHT

Noise Outweighs Bias in Errors

  • Noise in decision-making is much larger than people generally expect, often causing more error than bias.
  • Noise includes random inconsistency in judgments within and across individuals, even in routine, expert tasks.
ADVICE

Delay Intuition to Reduce Noise

  • To reduce noise, delay intuition until all facts are gathered and analyze different dimensions separately.
  • Break decisions into stages and avoid acting without intuitive certainty and full information.
INSIGHT

Optimism Drives Economic Progress

  • Overconfidence and optimism drive risk-taking and economic progress despite risks.
  • Optimism is more valuable than overconfidence and fuels capitalism as an engine of progress.
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