Daniel Kahneman on the Experiencing and Remembering Selves

HN commenters recommend it in threads on happiness and well-being as a clear account of why memory and experience of happiness diverge.

In this TED talk, Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman distinguishes the experiencing self from the remembering self, using examples such as vacations and colonoscopies. He explains how the two perceive happiness differently and what that means for economics, policy and self-awareness.