
Thinking, Fast and Slow
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About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
Daniel Kahneman's pioneering work that tackles questions of intuition and rationality, read by Patrick Egan.
In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a ground-breaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think and make choices. One system is fast, intuitive and emotional; the other 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 behaviour. The importance of properly framing risks, the effects of cognitive biases on how we view others, the dangers of prediction, the right ways to develop skills, the pros and cons of fear and optimism, the difference between our experience and memory of events, the real components of happiness-each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems work together to shape our judgements and decisions.
Drawing on a lifetime's experimental experience, 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 professional 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 take decisions and experience the world.
©2011 Daniel Kahneman (P)2011 Penguin AudioEditor reviews
Nobel Prize-winning Economic Scientist Daniel Kahneman has collated all of his ground-breaking research into one essential best-selling audiobook Thinking, Fast and Slow, which has been narrated by Patrick Egan. Your entire way of thinking and decision-making will be defied after reading this book. From the way in which you form your ideas to the reasons how and why these ideas came to you in the first place. Learn more about yourself and others as you are enlightened with Kahneman’s research. Available now from Audible.
Critic reviews
Would you listen to Thinking, Fast and Slow again? Why?
I will definitely listen to this again because I found some parts difficult to understand and I believe a second listen would help me get to grips with them.Who was your favorite character and why?
The 'econs' because some people I know would perceive themselves as entirely logical beings and it helps highlight the fact that realistically our brains struggle to work in that way.What about Patrick Egan’s performance did you like?
His voice is well suited to giving lectures because it sounds intelligent and coherent.I disagree with other reviews that criticise his voice as boring because I think it is more the difficult aspects of the book that make it appear boring.
One day when I'm a Granddad and telling stories to my grand-children, I would like a voice like Patrick Egan's.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
There were some bits that were very interesting and left me thirsty for more information but equally there were other bits that were hard to digest and I felt like I needed a break, if anything just to analyse the information in my own head and let it sink in.Any additional comments?
Although I think the content is good, I think it has been miss-sold as an audio book because for me the statistical problems are hard to digest if they are being spoken to you in real time, whereas in a paper book you can pause on a problem and let your brain comprehend it which is how I believe this book was designed.There were also a lot of references to the PDF, which in a paper book would just be illustrations. It defies the point of an audio book if you have to read a PDF!
Difficult but Insightful
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Thought provoking but similar to misbehaving
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It goes on a bit
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Great book, some real eye opening facts
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Makes you think about your cognitive biases.
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love it!!!! I'm forced to write more than 15 Chars
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Had to go twice with it!
Really are some heavy concept involved, but I’m understanding things better since finished it!
Thinking Faster and slower
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Brilliant
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Recommended for anyone with a curiosity about how we make the decisions we do!
Now one of my favourite books!
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Excellent book but not really suitable to audio format
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