Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities—and also the faults and biases—of fas...
Publish Date
2013
April 2
Goodreads rating
4.16
ISBN
9780141033570
Recommendations
21
Recommendations
Sep 09, 2016
I love surprising scientific findings, as well as information about how our brains work. This is a treasure trove of both. Turns out, our brains are constantly misleading us. It’s not clear that learning how that’s the case reduces the chances of it happening, but it’s fascinating nonetheless. – sourceJul 05, 2018
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman -- Captivating dive into human decision making, marred by inclusion of several/many? psychology studies that fail to replicate. Will stand as a cautionary tale? – sourceFeb 17, 2020
Get your hands on this if your can. This is the best book on understanding human behavior. #psychology #SEGAsBookClub 🤓 – sourceFeb 11, 2020
If you liked “Predictably Irrational” or “Stumbling on Happiness” or any of those pop-psychology books, well, this is the Godfather of all of their work. Huge thorough book gives a great overview of much of his work. Read the other quotes on Amazon about it. – sourceMar 12, 2018
Fun list of 20 cognitive biases screwing up our decisions. The best book on this topic I ever read was of course Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, fast and slow". It's one of the few books I would label as essential reading for nearly everyone. Full list here: – sourceDec 04, 2020
@geriwithetc @TwinsKevin @mayawiley @BeschlossDC @AliVelshi @kaitlancollins @scribe827 @ChrisCuomo I am an absolute maniac on the topic of cognitive biases of evey flavor. So much fun. (The “bible” is Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman’s book, Thinking, Fast and Slow.) – sourceCovers all three phases of the author's career: his early days working oncognitive bias, his work on prospect theory, and his later work on happiness. – source
Sep 25, 2015
@jasonzweigwsj is right -- Superforecasting is most important book since Thinking, Fast & Slow @ptetlock @dgardner – sourceOct 19, 2015
@warwickmansell you should read Daniel Kahneman's book (Thinking Fast and Slow) - you'd enjoy it I think. – sourceAug 02, 2020
Thinking Fast and Slow - Book review
A Noble Prize winner giving away his secrets in a single book! An INCREDIBLE MUST BUY:
- Loaded with insights, stories, case studies
- Stunning revelations of our mind.
C pics 4 detailed book review & more here - – sourceJan 17, 2021
@Qwyntessence A tough read but an awesome book. Their biography is also a great read. – sourceI started reading Thinking, Fast and Slow and I became increasingly convinced of my own fickleness and inability to actually act rationally in life. – source