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“Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them.” ― Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution

Thinking, Fast and Slow

*Major New York Times Bestseller
*More than 2.6 million copies sold
*One of The New York Times Book Review's ten best books of the year
*Selected by The Wall Street Journal as one of the best nonfiction books of the year
*Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient
*Daniel Kahneman's work with Amos Tversky is the subject of Michael Lewis's best-selling The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds

In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous 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. Topping bestseller lists for almost ten years, Thinking, Fast and Slow is a contemporary classic, an essential book that has changed the lives of millions of readers.

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spoko
Oct 21, 2024
10/10 stars
This was a bit of a mindblower. I'm always open to some counterintuitive conclusions, assuming the premises are reasonable and the logic is sturdy. And Kahneman's book is full of such ideas. But what was continually surprising was how much sense these revelations made. It's useful, though, to have labels to apply to them—confirmation bias, availability bias, the halo effect, etc. As the author himself points out, it's not necessarily going to change the way you act day-to-day. But it does at least give you a bit of insight and understanding, which I think gradually has some effect. And even if it doesn't, insight and understanding are worthwhile goals all on their own.
Jairo_Rochas
Sep 24, 2024
10/10 stars
This it's becomes one of my most important book on my life.
Rhu
Jun 14, 2024
9/10 stars
Probably the best of the late Danny Kahneman. He details the extraordinary findings of his lifetime work on human psychology exposing many important, and counterintuitive, aspects of human psychological behaviour.
Anonymous
Apr 23, 2024
10/10 stars
A compelling journey into the human mind, revealing our often misguided intuition and our struggle with statistical thinking. The book illuminates our deep-seated biases and how rational choices are frequently counterintuitive. Kahneman skillfully navigates through decision theory and behavioral economics, highlighting our vulnerability to framing effects and the power of statistics in revealing both our knowledge and ignorance. It’s an essential read for those looking to understand the intricacies of human thought and decision-making.
Truong BK
Apr 23, 2024
10/10 stars
A compelling journey into the human mind, revealing our often misguided intuition and our struggle with statistical thinking. The book illuminates our deep-seated biases and how rational choices are frequently counterintuitive. Kahneman skillfully navigates through decision theory and behavioral economics, highlighting our vulnerability to framing effects and the power of statistics in revealing both our knowledge and ignorance. It’s an essential read for those looking to understand the intricacies of human thought and decision-making.

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