The TED Interview: Daniel Kahneman wants you to doubt yourself. Here's why	

Daniel Kahneman wants you to doubt yourself. Here's why	

What shapes happiness -- the experiences we have, or the stories we tell ourselves about them afterwards? When and how does our intuition reliably fail? And why is overconfidence the fatal flaw we should all watch out for? In this fascinating, far-ranging conversation, head of TED Chris Anderson digs into the questions that really matter with Danny Kahneman -- Nobel laureate, godfather of behavioral economics and one of the most influential psychologists alive. (Audio only)

Human minds are prone to overconfidence and striking errors, often misjudging situations based on intuition instead of evidence. A powerful example is how people rate a painful colonoscopy as less bad if it ends gently, even if the overall experience was longer and more painful. The deep divide between our experiencing self and our remembering self leads to a mismatch between what makes us happy and what we think makes us happy. Most crucially, humility and self-doubt are essential tools for better decision-making and understanding well-being.