Think back to a recent vacation. What pieces of the trip do you remember most clearly?

Probably an exciting moment, a trip highlight or low point,

maybe swimming with dolphins or an evening of fireworks,

or maybe it was when your tour bus broke down.

Maybe it was seeing an old friend for the first time in years or laughing so hard with them that it hurt.

You probably don't immediately recall the details of the Uber ride you took to the airport,

or the small talk you made with a concierge who offered you restaurant recommendations.

And that's not an accident. It's because of an interesting way our

mind selectively retains some parts of past experiences in memory while discarding

others. In this episode, we've chosen to take a look at a predictable distortion in the way people remember experiences,

and we're doing it in part to honor a very special memory, the memory of the great Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Laureate,

international best-selling author, repeated choiceology guest, and a co-founder of the

field that is at the heart of this show, behavioral economics.

Danny passed away in the spring of 2024 as we were wrapping up taping for our last

podcast season and we've created this episode as a way of honoring him. The topic

we'll dive into today is one Danny studied late in his career and it can have implications for the way we

experience and remember the best moments of our lives, how medical procedures are

designed, and even how we remember the lives of our favorite celebrities.

The well-known action movie actor Bruce Lee's sudden death has shaken many people in Hong Kong.

Before he was a Hong Kong, actually. I'm Dr. Katie Milkman and this is choiceology on a original podcast from Charles Schwab.

It's a show about the psychology and economics behind our decisions.

We bring you true and surprising stories about high stakes choices

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