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Thinking, Fast and Slow

Thinking, Fast and Slow

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  • Author：Daniel Kahneman
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Major New York Times bestseller
Winner of the National Academy of Sciences Best Book Award in 2012
Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of 2011
A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 Title
One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year
One of The Wall Street Journal's Best Nonfiction Books of the Year 2011
2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient

In the international bestseller， Thinking， Fast and Slow， Daniel Kahneman， the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics， 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。 The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies， the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future， the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems 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。 Winner of the National Academy of Sciences Best Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and selected by The New York Times Book Review as one of the ten best books of 2011， Thinking， Fast and Slow is destined to be a classic。

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Reviews

Werther Veulemans ，

Absolutely a madness book， makes you wonder in what world we live and how humans are designed to be biased and irrational。 Should be an obligation to read this book， especially for people who need to make important decisions。 Pretty dense book， but worth it！

Alexandra Matinez ，

Dropped it。 Poor writing， no examples， and soooo many pages to describe quick decision making vs analyzed thoughts。

Ayham ，

I didnt finish it， it is more suitable as academic research book， since it is too wordy for public。

Ioana Crețu ，

Citire lentă。

Tara Franz ，

Glad I finally went back and read this after starting it years ago。 So many great concepts to understand people， decisions and thinking better。 Referenced a lot of other work I've read and loved too， so it's nice to see them discussed together。 Glad I finally went back and read this after starting it years ago。 So many great concepts to understand people， decisions and thinking better。 Referenced a lot of other work I've read and loved too， so it's nice to see them discussed together。 。。。more

Charles Carlson ，

The general thesis is good and makes sense。 This book could probably be written in 1/3 the space and be just as effective。

Madara ，

I will never trust another decision of mine！！！

Isaac Chan ，

Was groundbreaking in its time， but its essence and findings have largely been assimilated into the wider behavioral economics field， which detracts the awe of reading。 Still， it is undeniable that Kahneman's prose makes for a pleasant read。 Would think twice next time I call a long shot in a wild attempt to salvage some bleak gains。 Was groundbreaking in its time， but its essence and findings have largely been assimilated into the wider behavioral economics field， which detracts the awe of reading。 Still， it is undeniable that Kahneman's prose makes for a pleasant read。 Would think twice next time I call a long shot in a wild attempt to salvage some bleak gains。 。。。more

Ali Alsaffar ，

علمياً: كتاب ثري، كنت ارى انه في بعض الاحيان يميل اسلوب الكتابة الى الجمود فتأولت ان تكون الاسباب مني ولكن طالعت بعض المراجعات ههنا وقد اشاروا الى ذلك الامر نفسه。لكن ثراه العلمي المعرفي -اي الكتاب- يغلب على بعض جمود اسلوبه。 بالمجمل هذا كتاب عن علم النفس فليس من الشرط ان يكون ذا اسلوبا سهلاً。ينصح بقرائته ولكن استزيد بالنصح بالتمسك بكلام الكاتب عندما قال: إنَّ لا وجود لشخصيتان في داخل الانسان وإنما هما -كما كرر مِراراً وتَكراراً- شخصيتان وهميتان。وانا اقول: أنَّ هذا نموذج تفسيري له قوة تفسيرية جيدة علمياً: كتاب ثري، كنت ارى انه في بعض الاحيان يميل اسلوب الكتابة الى الجمود فتأولت ان تكون الاسباب مني ولكن طالعت بعض المراجعات ههنا وقد اشاروا الى ذلك الامر نفسه。لكن ثراه العلمي المعرفي -اي الكتاب- يغلب على بعض جمود اسلوبه。 بالمجمل هذا كتاب عن علم النفس فليس من الشرط ان يكون ذا اسلوبا سهلاً。ينصح بقرائته ولكن استزيد بالنصح بالتمسك بكلام الكاتب عندما قال: إنَّ لا وجود لشخصيتان في داخل الانسان وإنما هما -كما كرر مِراراً وتَكراراً- شخصيتان وهميتان。وانا اقول: أنَّ هذا نموذج تفسيري له قوة تفسيرية جيدة فلا داعي للمغالاة بالنموذج وتصديره للعالم كحقيقة مطلقة وتَستلزِم لِكُل آدمي ان يكون عنده وجدانان وعقلان وشخصيتان。واردت ذكر هذا لان هناك من الناس من يغالي بهذا ويقع في نوع من الجبرية على انه غير متمسك بزمام أمره وأنَّه واقعٌ تحت سلطةِ "عقله الباطن" او كما يسميه دانيل “system 1”。 عموماً لا انوي إختصار الكتاب هنا واجزم أنَّني ما وصلت حتى لقشرتِهِ。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

This book read a bit too much like a psychology textbook for me， especially because I've been spending so much time reading academic articles。 The conclusions were interesting， but parts felt a bit presumptuous， which is funny for a book about assumptions。 Overall a useful read， but quite long and not ideal for an audiobook。 This book read a bit too much like a psychology textbook for me， especially because I've been spending so much time reading academic articles。 The conclusions were interesting， but parts felt a bit presumptuous， which is funny for a book about assumptions。 Overall a useful read， but quite long and not ideal for an audiobook。 。。。more

Bets Bersson ，

Same complaint as usual。 Unnecessarily long。

Jim England ，

Must-read for all product people

Sergei Bobrov ，

Максимально крутая книжка。 О том， что у человека две разные системы。 Автоматическая система один， и прилагающая усилия система два。 Они часто в конфликте и часто из-за системы один у нас много неправильных действий。 Но и система два не идеально и частенько жесточайше косячит。 Мы - не рациональны и часто действуем не логично， автор приводит хорошие примеры и объяснения， многое встает на свои места - почему вокруг полно тупарезов。 Советую к прочтению

Pooja Saxena ，

a Must

Manish Pandey ，

Good book to read one time to understand how our thought process work。 Book is well distributed in chapters but feels too many of them at times。 Knowing how our fast reaction and slow thinking work， we should be able to use them more often in more controlled way then automatic selection by our brain。

Tiffany ，

I thought this was going to be more along the lines of Malcolm Gladwell， but it definitely was not。 It was a lot more statistical analysis than psychological analysis。 Also， I listened to the audiobook and it kept referring to a PDF。 I got this from my library's app， so maybe I could've gotten the PDF somewhere， but even if I could， I choose audiobooks because I can do other things while listening。 Having to constantly reference a PDF doesn't really lend itself to that。 I thought this was going to be more along the lines of Malcolm Gladwell， but it definitely was not。 It was a lot more statistical analysis than psychological analysis。 Also， I listened to the audiobook and it kept referring to a PDF。 I got this from my library's app， so maybe I could've gotten the PDF somewhere， but even if I could， I choose audiobooks because I can do other things while listening。 Having to constantly reference a PDF doesn't really lend itself to that。 。。。more

خالد احمد ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 جيد جدا كانني لم أقراء كتابا من قبل

Rakesh Vasita ，

Well it's nice book but I found it very complicated but anyway good book Well it's nice book but I found it very complicated but anyway good book 。。。more

Keoni Sanny ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Note sure how to add personal notes when not on Kindle。Page 40: 'Fortunately， cognitive work is not always aversive， and people sometimes expend considerable effort for long periods of time without having to exert willpower。 [。。。] People who experience flow describe it as "a state of effortless concentration so deep that they lose their sense of time， of themselves， of their problems，" and their descriptions of the joy of that state are so compelling that Csikszentmihalyi has called it an "optim Note sure how to add personal notes when not on Kindle。Page 40: 'Fortunately， cognitive work is not always aversive， and people sometimes expend considerable effort for long periods of time without having to exert willpower。 [。。。] People who experience flow describe it as "a state of effortless concentration so deep that they lose their sense of time， of themselves， of their problems，" and their descriptions of the joy of that state are so compelling that Csikszentmihalyi has called it an "optimal experience。"'Page 41: 'People who are cognitively busy are also more likely to make selfish choices， use sexist language， and make superficial judgments in social situations。 [。。。] A few drinks have the same effect， as does a sleepless night。'Page 41: 'Baumeister's group has repeatedly found that an effort of will or self-control is tiring; if you have had to force yourself to do something， you are less willing or less able to exert self-control when the next challenge comes around。 The phenomenon has been named ego depletion。' Affects ability to maintain physical stamina as well。Page 43: 'The most surprising discovery made by Baumeister's group shows， as he puts it that the idea of mental energy is more than a mere metaphor。 [。。。] When you are actively involved in difficult cognitive reasoning or engaged in a task that requires self-control， your blood glucose level drops。'Page 49: 'However， Stanovich argues that high intelligence does not make people immune to biases。 Another ability is involved， which he labels rationality。 [。。。] In his view， superficial or "lazy" thinking is a flaw of the reflective mind， a failure of rationality。 [。。。] In support of it， Stanovich and his colleagues have found that the bat-and-ball question and others like it are somewhat better indicators of our susceptibility to cognitive errors than are conventional measures of intelligence， such as IQ tests。'Page 51: 'As cognitive scientists have emphasized in recent years， cognition is embodied; you think with your body， not only with your brain。' 。。。more

Jacob Flath ，

A seriously phenomenal book， life-changing。 An absolute must-read。

Nicole Abiad ，

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 ，

Didattico， da leggere。。。

Unisauros ，

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 ，

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 ，

Incredible wealth of knowledge。

Kartikey ，

Good

Ken ，

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 ，

Some good insights， but very repetitive in his arguments。 Some could be told in fewer words。

Rob Saunders ，

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 ，

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

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