Thinking, Fast and Slow

· Penguin · Narrated by Patrick Egan
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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 judgments 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.

© Daniel Kahneman 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2011

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4.5
174 reviews
Doug
15 March 2019
Sadly I can't recommend the AudioBook. I was unable to listen to it as the reader sounds as if he's being forced to read the book or has a chip on his shoulder. No matter how good the content the reader ruined it for me.
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Ryan Almeida
19 December 2019
Fantastic book. Strongly recommend reading it. I mistakenly selected it . Psychology was never of interest to me until listening to this book. The content is mind blowing especially to the nerdy.
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Moose
23 June 2019
A very deep look into how the two "systems" of the mind work. Well worth a listen, although can be a bit of a tedium in places.
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About the author

Daniel Kahneman is a Senior Scholar at Princeton University, and Emeritus Professor of Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002.

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