- Cass Sunstein was born on September 21, 1954 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. He has been married to Samantha Power since July 4, 2008. They have two children. He was previously married to Lisa Ruddick.
- SpousesSamantha Power(July 4, 2008 - present) (2 children)Lisa Ruddick (divorced, 1 child)
- For some people, the future is a foreign country, populated by strangers. Many of us procrastinate and fail to take steps that would impose small-term costs but produce large long-term gains. People may, for example, delay enrolling in a retirement plan, starting to diet or exercise, ceasing to smoke, going to the doctor, or use some valuable cost-saving technology. 'Present bias' can ensure serious long-term harm, including not merely economic losses but illness and premature death as well.
- A great deal of research finds that most people are unrealistically optimistic, in the sense that their own predictions about their behavior and their prospects are skewed in the optimistic direction. Optimism is far from the worst of human characteristics, but if people are unrealistically optimistic they may decline to take sensible precautions against real risks. Outsiders may be in a much better position to know the probabilities than people who are making choices for themselves.
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