Kahneman — “Confidence is a feeling, which reflects the coherence…”

Source: Thinking, Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahneman

Book page: kahneman-thinking-fast-and-slow

From: Daniel Kahneman — Quotes

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Confidence is a feeling, which reflects the coherence of the information and the cognitive ease of processing it. It is wise to take admissions of uncertainty seriously, but declarations of high confidence mainly tell you that an individual has constructed a coherent story in his mind, not necessarily that the story is true.