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Daniel Kahneman identified patterns in Failure that most people miss. This collection reveals those insights, each quote preserved with full attribution and context. Use it to sharpen your thinking, spot leverage points, and avoid common mistakes. When Failure gets complicated, return here for the mental clarity Daniel Kahneman would bring to the situation.
"A recurrent theme of this book is that luck plays a large role in every story of success; it is almost always easy to identify a small change in the story that would have turned a remarkable achievement into a mediocre outcome. Introduction, p. 9."
Website: Wikiquote - Daniel Kahneman (Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011))
"Many unfortunate human situations unfold [...] where people who face very bad options take desperate gambles, accepting a high probability of making things worse in exchange for a small hope of avoiding a large loss. Risk taking of this kind often turns manageable failures into disasters. Ch. 29, "The fourfold pattern" pp. 318-319."
Website: Wikiquote - Daniel Kahneman (Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011))
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