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Odd as it may seem, I am my remembering self, and the experiencing self, who does my living, is like a stranger to me.

Daniel Kahneman

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Daniel Kahneman
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 5
Economist
Psychologist
University Teacher
Tel Aviv
Israel
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Experts don't know exactly where the boundaries of their expertise are.
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