
Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Narrated by:
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Patrick Egan
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Daniel Kahneman
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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
Thought provoking but similar to misbehaving
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Too much numbers and technical
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If you think my headline is unlikely or clickbait, then tell me what could possibly be more important than this?
Get ready to apply yourself, think slow and get it right.
The most important work you will ever read
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Whilst this book does mention a lot of different issues where the 'System 1' and 'System 2' clash and cause absurd results (how many of each animal did Moses take on the ark?) Kahneman is very quick to point out that these issues are just a lense by which to see how the systems function by seeing where they don't work properly and gives an insight into how the mind makes decisions.
The book doesn't go into too much detail as to how Prospect Theory works in practice (I don't have the statistical background to work with this) however the examples of where it has been implemented are staggering, changing from an opt in to opt out organ donation has taken donors from ~10% to ~95% in countries that implemented it, saving hundreds of lives. It also explains how Moneyball came to be, with systems working against each other.
An awesome look at where your mind makes mistakes
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an important book for everyone
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An Outstanding Book
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long but thought provoking
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Life changing: arguably one of the best books
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Wish I'd read this prior to being an undergrad.
Thoughtful piece
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interesting
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