The confidence that individuals have in their beliefs depends mostly on the quality of the story they can tell about what they see, even if they see little. (Daniel Kahneman)

The confidence that individuals have in their beliefs depends mostly on the quality of the story they can tell about what they see, even if they see little.

Daniel Kahneman

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