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A large portion of the weekend effects is explained by differences in the amount of time spent with friends or family between weekends and weekdays.

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Daniel Kahneman
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 5
Economist
Psychologist
University Teacher
Tel Aviv
Israel
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