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Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

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“The emotional tail wags the rational dog.”
― Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

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“granaries would tempt thieves and enemies, compelling them to start building walls and doing guard duty.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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“In every community there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.’ —Marianne Williamson, spiritual activist and author”
― Harish Bhat, Tatalog: Eight Modern Stories from a Timeless Institution

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“The evidence presents a profound challenge to the idea that humans have consistent preferences and know how to maximize them, a cornerstone of the rational-agent model. An inconsistency is built into the design of our minds.”
― Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

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“It is like a man standing for decades on the seashore, embracing certain ‘good’ waves and trying to prevent them from disintegrating, while simultaneously pushing back ‘bad’ waves to prevent them from getting near him. Day in, day out, the man stands on the beach, driving himself crazy with this fruitless exercise. Eventually, he sits down on the sand and just allows the waves to come and go as they please. How”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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