Examining how both systems function within the mind, Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities as well as the biases of fast thinking and the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and our choices.
Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, he shows where we can trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking, contrasting the two-system view of the mind with the standard model of the rational economic agent Kahneman's singularly influential work has transformed cognitive psychology and launched the new fields of behavioral economics and happiness studies.
In this path-breaking book, Kahneman shows how the mind works, and offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and personal lives - and how we can guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. The characters of the story ; Attention and effort ; The lazy controller ; The associative machine ; Cognitive ease ; Norms, surprises, and causes ; A machine for jumping to conclusions ; How judgments happen ; Answering an easier question -- pt.
The law of small numbers ; Anchors ; The science of availability ; Availability, emotion, and risk ; Tom W's specialty ; Linda; less is more ; Causes trump statistics ; Regression to the mean ; Taming intuitive predictions -- pt. Bernoulli's errors ; Prospect theory ; The endowment effect ; Bad events ; The fourfold pattern ; Rare events ; Risk policies ; Keeping score ; Reversals ; Frames and reality -- pt.
Two selves ; Life as a story ; Experienced well-being ; Thinking about life. We believe, after something has happened, that that outcome appeared more obvious than it actually was. Thus, we judge people using knowledge that neither they nor we had, which leads to the cruel kind of feedback that Kahneman describes.
In discussing recipes for success, Kahneman brings up a study that looks at the correlation between the quality of a CEO and the success of their firm.
In a predictable world, the correlation would be 1. Instead, a generous estimate finds the correlation to be. Overconfidence also yields inappropriate narratives about success. Yet even given this statistic, consumers like to believe that CEOs have a great impact on the success or failure of a firm. Entire genres of literature have been devoted to analyzing the success or failure of individuals and companies. But a business school professor named Philip Rosenzweig shows in his book The Halo Effect that the knowledge of the success or failure of a company greatly affects how we view the CEO.
The CEO of a successful company is called flexible, methodical, and decisive. That same CEO, if things later go sour, might be called confused, rigid, and authoritarian. In the halo effect, we tend to like everything about a person, and that becomes true when we consider the success of a given firm. It would be strange to use the negative adjectives to describe the CEO when the firm is garnering success.
Many books are devoted to analyzing good managerial practices, which they argue will lead to good results. But this ignores the fact that firms that are more or less successful could also simply be described as more or less lucky. Kahneman finishes the chapter by reiterating that many events have a lot of random factors, and the success of any person or company requires luck.
Still, we choose to search for and believe narratives that imply concrete causes and effects. Would you listen to Thinking, Fast and Slow again?
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. 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.
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!
This has been the hardest book to listen to, I listened to almost a dozen titles and unfortunately I haven't finished this book yet. The content is great, I just don't believe it translates well as an audiobook and I wish I knew that before I bought it.
That's why I'm leaving a review so it hopefully helps other people make their decision. Also there are a lot of references to picture and diagrams, not great if you are driving or out and about. In regards to content, it's very technical, almost draining, but I like it. Daniel Kahneman does an excellent job delivering an analysis of human intuition and reasoning by example and thought experiment.
Pointing out the flaws within the readers own mind proves effective in breaking down the false assumption that we are rational and the decisions we make aren't rooted in benign or even unrelated factors. I find it will take probably another two listens to even remember half the jargon set up in this book. Normally I would have disdain for jargon but this book perfectly points out the advantage of it within its study of expert intuitions.
As much as jargon tends to obfuscate what it describes for outsiders, it's vital for an expert's system 1 to use to make rapid and accurate judgements. Ultimately this book is both engaging and interesting, the delivery is excellent and not monotone and is effective in reflecting both the quality of the written words and the author's personality coming through the voice actors performance.
I found this tedious. This book will change how you see the world. You will be more aware of external and internal manipulations and misconceptions. There is a price though. The later half of the book can be hard going and the narrator's limited dynamic range becomes a challenge to listen to attentively.
I'd suggest listening to the first 3hrs and then breaking up the rest into smaller chunks Splice with something more narrative , But do listen. This is an important book. I recommend everyone who does any analysis as part of their job to listen to this book. Even the analysis we do as part of daily life falls into the discussions of this book.
This book showed me how foolish were some opinions I had about different things in the past. It shows you the systematic flaws we have in our decision making and biases we have about things. It's a must read for anyone who wants to understand the process of thinking. I enjoyed it a lot, even though it was the longest book I have listened so far. First half dives into the details of thinking fast and slow.
Second half becomes a thesis of different applications. Imo shouldve ended on the first half. Although it is fairly heady and requires a lot of attention, understanding the biases and metal processing concepts in this book will surely help me to make better and more decisions in life.
Certainly worth the effort. Interesting listen, though slightly boring at times. It felt as if it was constantly repeating itself and often the conclusion was lost in the endless explaining of simple concepts.
I'm listening generally while at work or in commute, but I struggled to find times where I genuinely wanted to finish this. Not the kind of book you'll finish in one attempt or through a week, purely because of the content and structure being found in individual segments that didn't really tend to build up into anything.
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Narrated by: Patrick Egan. No default payment method selected. Add payment method. Switch payment method. 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.
Your mind is amazing. In a fraction of a second, it can identify a dangerous situation and how to get out of it. Or it can create a false narrative that puts you in even more danger. Psychologist and Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman has dedicated his life to studying how the human brain works, and his discoveries are incredible.
According to Kahneman, our brain has two systems: one where responses are automatic and emotional and another where decisions are reasoned and methodical.
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