Endlessly amused by people's minds.
Interpretation
This quote reflects a fascination with the complexities of human thought and behavior.
Daniel Kahneman expresses an appreciation for the intricate workings of human minds, highlighting the endless curiosity and amusement that can be derived from observing how people think and make decisions. This perspective suggests that understanding the nuances of human psychology can be both enlightening and entertaining, revealing the unpredictable nature of human reasoning.
In practice
In a psychology lecture discussing cognitive biases, this quote could illustrate the complexity of human decision-making.
We think, each of us, that we're much more rational than we are. And we think that we make our decisions because we have good reasons to make them. Even when it's the other way around. We believe in the reasons, because we've already made the decision.
The average investor's return is significantly lower than market indices due primarily to market timing.
Banks are run by executives, and executives protect themselves, and that does not always mean that banks are going to behave rationally.
Laziness is built deep into our nature.
Through some combination of culture and biology, our minds are intuitively receptive to religion.
You are more likely to learn something by finding surprises in your own behavior than by hearing surprising facts about people in general.
If you want to live an authentic, meaningful life, you need to master the art of disappointing and upsetting others, hurting feelings, and living with the reality that some people just won't like you. It may not be easy, but it's essential if you want your life to reflect your deepest desires, values, and needs.
If we exchange one dollar, we both have one dollar each. But if we exchange one good thought, we both have two good thoughts
To preach the gospel is to stae every doctrine contained in God's word, and to give every truth its proper prominence.
If you attack a mathematical problem directly, very often you come to a dead end, nothing you do seems to work and you feel that if only you could peer round the corner there might be an easy solution. There is nothing like having somebody else beside you, because he can usually peer round the corner.
As I express my gratitude, I become more deeply aware of it. And the greater my awareness, the greater my need to express it. What happens here is a spiraling ascent, a process of growth in ever expanding circles around a steady center.
I think that much of the advice given to young men about saving money is wrong. I never saved a cent until I was forty years old. I invested in myself - in study, in mastering my tools, in preparation. Many a man who is putting a few dollars a week into the bank would do much better to put it into himself.
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