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I used to hold a unitary view, in which i proposed that only experienced happiness matters, and that life satisfaction is a fallible estimate of true happiness.
-Daniel Kahneman
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I Used To Hold A Unitary View,

Daniel Kahneman
I used to hold a unitary view, in which i proposed that only experienced happiness matters, and that life satisfaction is a fallible estimate of true happiness.
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