Ed Smith

He knew he was wrong — Daniel Kahneman interview

Meeting Daniel Kahneman, the great critic of human intuition

issue 17 December 2011

When I was 13, my school cricket team received a visit from a top professional cricket coach, an intoxicating visit from the big leagues. I tried to hear what the great man was saying as he watched us, how he advised our teacher. ‘Never praise kids — they only mess it up next time,’ I overheard him say.

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