Duration Neglect

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Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconignoring length
Executive Parlancetemporal insensitivity
Scholarly Discourseduration-experience mismatch
Babel ZenithDuration Neglect
Origin: Kahneman

Etymology & Meaning

The tendency to ignore duration when evaluating experiences.

In the Boardroom

A short intense vacation feeling better than a long dull one.

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