Daniel Kahneman is a Nobel Laureate in Economics who chose to end his life because he disliked the prospect of living in old age

Daniel Kahneman, an Israeli-American psychologist and Nobel Prize laureate in economics, passed away last year. He made the decision to conclude his life in Switzerland with medical assistance.

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Daniel Kahneman made a trip to Switzerland about a year ago with the intention of ending his life. He shared his decision with close friends and family during a trip to Europe through email. Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Laureate in Economics, decided to end his life due to his dissatisfaction with life in old age.

A prominent psychologist, Kahneman, has made a decision to end his life on his own terms while his health is still relatively good, rather than allowing his physical condition to deteriorate. In a farewell letter sent to his close friend, he wrote that his decision was motivated by his long-held belief that the suffering often associated with living into old age is unnecessary. Some of his friends and family members are reportedly still struggling to come to terms with his decision.

A renowned psychologist, Daniel Kahneman, passed away at the age of 90 in good physical and mental health.

According to a Wall Street Journal report, his friends stated that Kahneman's lifestyle was in line with his own research. His colleague, Philip Tetlock of the University of Pennsylvania, revealed that despite Kahneman's exceptional intelligence, he could not read minds.

Tetlock surmised that Kahneman may feel that his abilities are declining cognitively and physically, and is wisely considering his quality of life. Tetlock stated that Kahneman seemed to have planned for death very well, considering when the burdens of his life would outweigh the pleasures, and may have predicted the sharp decline in his health in his 90s. Tetlock added that Kahneman had planned for death very carefully.

A well-known figure, Kahneman, shared his views on death in an email. According to him, misery and humiliation at the end of life have been exaggerated since adolescence. Despite facing health issues such as kidney damage and mental disorders that are increasingly common at the age of ninety, Kahneman remains active and enjoys many aspects of his life, except reading the daily news. Nonetheless, he states that he will leave happy, feeling that the time to end life has come.

A leading psychologist, Daniel Kahneman, was still actively conducting research even at the end of his life. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal written by Jason Zweig, Kahneman did not undergo a dialysis procedure at the time. Despite his declining condition, he was still focused on working on several research papers that week.

In his email, Kahneman stated that some people who cared about him might have preferred if he waited until it was clear that his life could not be prolonged. However, he decided otherwise because he wanted to avoid that situation, even though his decision seemed premature. Kahneman also thanked the people who had supported him albeit reluctantly, including those he had shared information with earlier.