Kahneman on Importance in Life

From Weekly I/O#93


"Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it." — Daniel Kahneman

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I was thinking of this quote when reading Daniel Kahneman's last email before he chose to end his life. I also found this excerpt from the email worth pondering:

"I have believed since I was a teenager that the miseries and indignities of the last years of life are superfluous, and I am acting on that belief. I am still active, enjoying many things in life (except the daily news) and will die a happy man. But my kidneys are on their last legs, the frequency of mental lapses is increasing, and I am ninety years old. It is time to go."


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