Thinking, Fast and Slow
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- Author：Daniel Kahneman
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Summary
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 fast thinking， and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior。 The impact of loss aversion and overconfidence on corporate strategies， the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future， the challenges of properly framing risks at work and at home， the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning the next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems work together to shape our judgments and decisions。
Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think， Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking。 He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble。 Thinking， Fast and Slow will transform the way you think about thinking。
Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think， Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking。 He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble。 Thinking， Fast and Slow will transform the way you think about thinking。
Reviews
Nicole Abiad
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Read for a class。 I had encountered Khanemen's 2-system theory previously and was happy to read more on the in-depth rational behind it。 No， it is not a weekend read， but insightful if you have the time Read for a class。 I had encountered Khanemen's 2-system theory previously and was happy to read more on the in-depth rational behind it。 No， it is not a weekend read， but insightful if you have the time 。。。more
Alberto Guadagnino
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Didattico， da leggere。。。
Unisauros
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Daniel Kahneman writes well enough to engage an audience outside of academia and his examples help to illustrate much of what he talks about。 I think this is a good book for anyone who wants to get a better understanding of the human mind and anyone who wants to challenge their believes of their own rationality。 I also enjoyed the story-telling approach in the book。 At times， the book was a bit too repetitive for my taste。 Essentially the same problem with slight variations was reiterated。 Addit Daniel Kahneman writes well enough to engage an audience outside of academia and his examples help to illustrate much of what he talks about。 I think this is a good book for anyone who wants to get a better understanding of the human mind and anyone who wants to challenge their believes of their own rationality。 I also enjoyed the story-telling approach in the book。 At times， the book was a bit too repetitive for my taste。 Essentially the same problem with slight variations was reiterated。 Additionally， I would have preferred clear footnotes and references。 Often， Kahneman states X and Y did this experiment but at other times， it is not clear where a statement comes from。 A reference list at the end helps but allows to introduce statements without backing up that seem based on literature。 Finally， as I got to the end of the book， I began to question Kahneman: Is he a person who was so successful with some of his work that he feels capable enough to talk about anything？ While a lot in his well-being chapters seems sensible to me， his descriptions of flow-states are plain wrong and that would have been a very easy thing to check or fix （Note: a flow state is the perfect balance of challenge and capability， not a child playing with toys）。 I will give Kahneman the benefit of the doubt but this section discredited him for me a bit。 。。。more
A M Saffat-ee Huq
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A very though-provoking book。 What I learnt。。。 We consider ourselves as rational beings。 But， in truth， that rationality is very limited。 We think ourselves to be the controller of our lives。 In reality， we might just well be puppets in most cases。 Our decisions， our memories， our attitudes are all mostly automatic， out of our conscious control， which has great benefits in most scenarios， but can come significantly deficient in the more important decisions in life！！
Urbana
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Incredible wealth of knowledge。
Kartikey
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Good
Ken
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If you had told me that I would not only read but pretty much enjoy a 400+ page book written by a man who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences， I would have said you don't （virtually） know me so well。 If you had told me that said book included its share of probabilities and statistics， I would have said you're probably crazy if you think I'll enter at the beginning and exit at the end， vs。 taking the Rosie Ruiz shortcut called "Abandoned Avenue" somewhere along the marathon way。But here I am If you had told me that I would not only read but pretty much enjoy a 400+ page book written by a man who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences， I would have said you don't （virtually） know me so well。 If you had told me that said book included its share of probabilities and statistics， I would have said you're probably crazy if you think I'll enter at the beginning and exit at the end， vs。 taking the Rosie Ruiz shortcut called "Abandoned Avenue" somewhere along the marathon way。But here I am， unscathed and mostly the wiser， probably due to all the psychology involved。 Kahneman's premise is that we are controlled by an intuitive System 1 brain and a mostly lazy but more rational and willing if it must brain called System 2。 Then he gives all manner of examples of how such smart folks as ourselves can make illogical and sometimes awful decisions based on the predominance of 1 over 2 （surprise！）。The examples from real life are what make the book。 Sometimes it's purchasing， sometimes negotiating， sometimes deciding， but always it's relevant。 You can even look in hindsight at some of your own thoughts and decisions in life and say， "Whoops。" More often， it's a gentle and rueful， "Yep。 That's me all right。"Kahneman doesn't want to say that man is irrational so much as he is "subject to" irrational thoughts that can be （and of course are） exploited by agents that don't have our best interests in mind。 How's that for walking a line on a definition？Some material is relevant to both history and our times， such as humans' propensity to believe outright lies if said lies are repeated often enough。 This is a staple of authoritarian governments of the past as well as a certain news station （rhymes with "Fox"） of the present， where propaganda gets repeated ad nauseum until you hear certain neighbors repeating the stuff （which tells you who is watching what）。 It also goes a long way toward explaining the American Guy Fawkes Day （Jan。 6th）， perpetrated by someone who shall not be named and doesn't have to be。The anchoring effect shows the power of suggestion。 If asked how close to age 102 Gandhi lived， people will guess high （80s， 90s）。 If asked how close to age 42 he lived， people will guess low （40s， 50s）。 Can you see how this might be used by people and corporations setting prices？ As victim of the anchoring effect， the buyer is at an immediate disadvantage。There are also numerous examples of how a simple switch in wording can nudge people to act in a certain way。 As this knowledge is used against you by marketers and politicians， it sure doesn't hurt to brush up on your System 1's weaknesses。My only wish for this book？ That Kahneman included definitions of all these concepts at the end of the book。 Something concise as a quick reference or reminder for the reader， is all。 But still， a well-written （given the task） march through supposedly dry material。 The more you involve yourself， the more you'll get out of it。 。。。more
E
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Some good insights， but very repetitive in his arguments。 Some could be told in fewer words。
Rob Saunders
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Some interesting findings and a nice insight into how the brain works with System 1 for immediacy and System 2 to take control for longer decisions。Some interesting insights:Remembering the experience as better if the end was more pleasurable （Cold hand）Best finance results when positive but leave for long term rather than constant changing Also selling positives when you may be best place to sell a loss and reinvest +4% change if you do this Good examples about risk taking， value and also how m Some interesting findings and a nice insight into how the brain works with System 1 for immediacy and System 2 to take control for longer decisions。Some interesting insights:Remembering the experience as better if the end was more pleasurable （Cold hand）Best finance results when positive but leave for long term rather than constant changing Also selling positives when you may be best place to sell a loss and reinvest +4% change if you do this Good examples about risk taking， value and also how much more money means depending on your current position and utility。 。。。more
Anish Prasai
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Phenomenal summary of his life's work on behavioral science by world-renown psychologist and economist Daniel Kahneman。 This book has certainly impacted my mental models of how thoughts， intuition， and decision-making works。 This book has been on my wishlist for close to a decade but for some reason， only got around to reading it 10 years after its publication。 In the decade since its publication， he's received some criticism on poor replicability of the conclusions made in the various chapters Phenomenal summary of his life's work on behavioral science by world-renown psychologist and economist Daniel Kahneman。 This book has certainly impacted my mental models of how thoughts， intuition， and decision-making works。 This book has been on my wishlist for close to a decade but for some reason， only got around to reading it 10 years after its publication。 In the decade since its publication， he's received some criticism on poor replicability of the conclusions made in the various chapters because they were based on scientific studies with shaky foundation。 However， it does not take away from the value of his subjective experiences on how the mind works。 Science is all about continual questioning and evolution of hypotheses/conclusions and soft sciences are especially tough due to difficulty in establishing high causality probability。 Overall， I enjoyed the book and reading about his work and experiences。 。。。more
Ryan S。
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Thought-provoking and insightful。 Highly recommend。 My only complaint: lack of overarching theory。 Humans are irrational and fall prey to biases， yes， but these biases are presented individually without a theoretical connection。 Individual studies and anecdotes provide the context， not an original theory。
Paul C。 Stalder
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An invigorating exploration of the mind。 Kahneman pulls no punches as he explains the workings， and failures， of our minds。 From simple daily interactions to high stake negotiations， Kahneman will change your approach， and understanding。 Few books have had such a quick and drastic effect on my daily life。 But as I was still immersed in this rather witty work， I found myself applying the factoids within。 Specifically， the "example" sentences at the end of each chapter are incredibly helpful in ap An invigorating exploration of the mind。 Kahneman pulls no punches as he explains the workings， and failures， of our minds。 From simple daily interactions to high stake negotiations， Kahneman will change your approach， and understanding。 Few books have had such a quick and drastic effect on my daily life。 But as I was still immersed in this rather witty work， I found myself applying the factoids within。 Specifically， the "example" sentences at the end of each chapter are incredibly helpful in applying the concepts in this book to your daily life。 For sure a must-read， and a must repeat。 。。。more
Enzo Casal
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The information itself was very eye-opening and captivating。 The differentiation of the two thinking systems and their personification helped with understanding how they function。 How each experiment was designed was great to delve into and see the results。That being said， very much reads like an academic textbook/research paper。 Very dry。 I would pick this up if I had trouble sleeping at night or wanted to nap to help lull me into slumber。
Gleniz
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2。5 🌟READ THIS IF…• Curious ka kung bakit sikat ‘tong book na ‘to sa mga productivity gurus sa YouTube• You appreciate endless explanations detailing countless studies and experiments from decades of research by a Nobel Prize winner authorSa personal reading journey ko， yung non-fiction book na pinaka nag-cause ng mental strain sakin ay yung book ni Neil Postman na Amusing Ourselves to Death。 Pero grabe ‘tong book na ‘to。 Sobrang dense。 Hindi ko kinakaya。 Ang daming studies， experiments， statist 2。5 🌟READ THIS IF…• Curious ka kung bakit sikat ‘tong book na ‘to sa mga productivity gurus sa YouTube• You appreciate endless explanations detailing countless studies and experiments from decades of research by a Nobel Prize winner authorSa personal reading journey ko， yung non-fiction book na pinaka nag-cause ng mental strain sakin ay yung book ni Neil Postman na Amusing Ourselves to Death。 Pero grabe ‘tong book na ‘to。 Sobrang dense。 Hindi ko kinakaya。 Ang daming studies， experiments， statistics at word problems。 Grabe talaga。 Hindi sya for me。 Nevertheless， it wouldn’t be fair to ask the author to “dumb himself down” para lang ma-please yung mga taong katulad ko。 It’s a lot to ask from a Nobel Prize winner。 Gets ko sya。 Feeling ko mas mahihirapan syang isulat ‘tong book kung i-shortcut nya yung mga concepts。Full review: https://glenicethemenace。wordpress。co。。。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Really fascinating book， I’m definitely late to reading this so a lot of the examples he cited are more widely known at this point but I still enjoyed how he put it all together。 So interesting to read through all these examples when humans don’t really think or judge things rationally or don’t consider things as carefully as we might think。
Vinh Nguyễn
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Bought bút not read， I'll read book after comeback :D Bought bút not read， I'll read book after comeback :D 。。。more
Charlotte
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The language of this book largely excludes neurodivergent brains and assumes a much， much too specific “we” and “you”。 I can see how people find it interesting， but I have too many concerns to believe it is true （or true enough for a large enough group of people）。
Donniesands
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Absolutely incredible and paradigm changing masterpiece。 This book will inform my thinking for years to come。
Hugo Chang
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educated。 Main takeaway: rationality can only come if there are enough information and enough brain to slow impulsiveness。
Evelyn
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I am so relieved to finally have finished this book。 Unless you’re deep into hearing about specific psychological experiments， I recommend you read the cliff notes instead。 There are important pieces of information in here: in particular， many reminders of how biased and easily influenced we all are。 If humans being imperfectly rational is a newsflash for you， then in that case yes， read the book and get off your high horse。 The author has a lot of his own assumptions and conjectures that， espec I am so relieved to finally have finished this book。 Unless you’re deep into hearing about specific psychological experiments， I recommend you read the cliff notes instead。 There are important pieces of information in here: in particular， many reminders of how biased and easily influenced we all are。 If humans being imperfectly rational is a newsflash for you， then in that case yes， read the book and get off your high horse。 The author has a lot of his own assumptions and conjectures that， especially in light of his own flags for problems with human perception， can be sort of infuriating。 。。。more
Clara Thadea
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Kahneman is basically god
Sakares Saengkaew
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I read in 2021 and found some ideas sounds to me and many unlikely events。
Daniel
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I usually wait to write a review so that I can process my thoughts on the book and review my notes。 However， in this case， I feel it is important to mention just how impactful and insightful this read has been。Thinking Fast and Slow has been on my shelf for an embarrassingly long time and I would make small amounts of progress over the years。 Undoubtedly a side effect of the amount of content that needs to be digested after each short chapter。It has absolutely been worth the grind to get through I usually wait to write a review so that I can process my thoughts on the book and review my notes。 However， in this case， I feel it is important to mention just how impactful and insightful this read has been。Thinking Fast and Slow has been on my shelf for an embarrassingly long time and I would make small amounts of progress over the years。 Undoubtedly a side effect of the amount of content that needs to be digested after each short chapter。It has absolutely been worth the grind to get through it。 This is one of the few books I have read that has altered my perspective with every chapter on how we think and reason， the errors in these processes and how we might be able to catch ourselves and others。This is a lot to be said and I will leave it to another time for a more thorough review。For now， if you are considering starting this book。。。 do it， if it has been on your shelf for far too long？ The chapters are short。 Like sometimes 5 pages short。。。 read a chapter every once in a while。 。。。more
Sarah
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Pros:- Comprehensive overview of heuristics and mental shortcuts。- Mostly interesting。- Author is an undoubtedly eminent scholar in the field who obviously knows his stuff。Cons:- I really question the external validity of a lot of the gambling studies covered in this book。 I also found this section very long-winded and not very interesting， but that's probably a personal interest thing。- The book was not thoughtfully translated from print to audio。 I was frequently told to look things up in a pd Pros:- Comprehensive overview of heuristics and mental shortcuts。- Mostly interesting。- Author is an undoubtedly eminent scholar in the field who obviously knows his stuff。Cons:- I really question the external validity of a lot of the gambling studies covered in this book。 I also found this section very long-winded and not very interesting， but that's probably a personal interest thing。- The book was not thoughtfully translated from print to audio。 I was frequently told to look things up in a pdf file （which I didn't have access to with my library download， and which presents obvious accessibility issues for others who choose audiobook format）。 Also， several times the narrator was clearly reading from a table and it was really hard to follow。 。。。more
Mary Sullivan
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3。5？
Alex Kahn
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Demonstrates that humans are terrible intuitive statisticians， discusses common cognitive biases and illusions， prescribes risk management strategies for various domains。
Márcio Silva
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Fui um livro que demorei a ler pois além de extenso， possuiu um longo manancial de estudos， reflexões como observações sobre a nossa tomada de decisões。 Fez-me compreender um pouco mais o nosso sistema， contudo a sua complexidade leva-me a uma nova leitura em breve。 Mas perceber que não somos os "racionais" que julgamos ser， faz-me perceber hoje o porquê de muitas vezes observar tomadas de decisões erradas por parte de líderes， responsáveis sociais - nos mesmos inclusive。Concordo plenamente， qua Fui um livro que demorei a ler pois além de extenso， possuiu um longo manancial de estudos， reflexões como observações sobre a nossa tomada de decisões。 Fez-me compreender um pouco mais o nosso sistema， contudo a sua complexidade leva-me a uma nova leitura em breve。 Mas perceber que não somos os "racionais" que julgamos ser， faz-me perceber hoje o porquê de muitas vezes observar tomadas de decisões erradas por parte de líderes， responsáveis sociais - nos mesmos inclusive。Concordo plenamente， quando o descrevem com um livro sábio， escrito por um grande pensador。 。。。more
Ron
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Some reviewers say this book is repetitive。 I think that if you find that you haven't understood it。 Yes in every chapter concepts are repeated but that is because the author gradually expands your understanding。 That's science。 It establishes one thing and uses it to build the next。 And that's education too。 And what after all is science but education of mankind？It really showed me a lot of different mechanisms （but granted， they are very similar too， yet different） in which our minds fool us a Some reviewers say this book is repetitive。 I think that if you find that you haven't understood it。 Yes in every chapter concepts are repeated but that is because the author gradually expands your understanding。 That's science。 It establishes one thing and uses it to build the next。 And that's education too。 And what after all is science but education of mankind？It really showed me a lot of different mechanisms （but granted， they are very similar too， yet different） in which our minds fool us and we take wrong decisions without having a chance to be aware of it。 And how that is human。 That really changes your view on the world。 So the claim on the cover that reading this book changes the way you think， was for once really true。 And hence five stars。 。。。more
Rashid Osmani
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Thinking， Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman （2011）Startling truths about the vulnerability of human minds。This is one of the densest and most rewarding book I’ve ever read。 It took me over two years to finish and I savored every moment I spent on it。 The depth and clarity with which the author covers the manner in which a human mind processes data is incredible。 In some ways it is sad to realize how vulnerable we are as humans and how easily we can be manipulated。 I am sure advertisers and politic Thinking， Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman （2011）Startling truths about the vulnerability of human minds。This is one of the densest and most rewarding book I’ve ever read。 It took me over two years to finish and I savored every moment I spent on it。 The depth and clarity with which the author covers the manner in which a human mind processes data is incredible。 In some ways it is sad to realize how vulnerable we are as humans and how easily we can be manipulated。 I am sure advertisers and politicians will take advantage of the concepts presented here to milk more profit out of ordinary folks。 Hopefully， we’ll evolve as a result。A must read for people inclined to introspection and reflection。 。。。more
Matthew Izzo
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Very interesting read。 Gave a lot of insight into the way we think and make decisions。 Especially liked the section on biases and risk aversion。
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