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#308 — The Long Game

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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The Disjunction between Remembering and Experiencing Self

Kahneman discovered a disjunction between the remembering and experiencing self, which is difficult to integrate. When asked about their lives, people give a global appraisal from their remembering self. However, if they are randomly prompted throughout the day to rate their happiness on a scale of 1 to 10, their responses don't align with their overall appraisal. This discrepancy is influenced by cognitive biases such as recency effects and the peak end rule.

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