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Illusion Quote

It is much easier to construct a coherent story when you know little than when you know a lot - Daniel Kahneman
The core message is that our brains crave a neat, simple narrative, and that's a lot easier to create when you're ignoring most of the complex, messy details.
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Bias Quote

A general limitation of the human mind is its imperfect ability to reconstruct past states of knowledge - Daniel Kahneman
We're terrible at remembering what we used to think or know before we learned something new. Our brain constantly rewrites history to make our past selves seem smarter.