A review by stan2long
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

challenging funny informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

If you finish the 1st 5 hours of this book you’ll get the gist; what remains are specifics and examples. The title refers to 2 different ways that most people think. The fast is our quick reaction, simple reasoning, and intuition. The slow is our deliberate reasoning. Book describes many carefully crafted, but simple experiments that bring out the differences in patterns of behavioral psychology. The “fast” thinking is vulnerable to subliminal cues that we don’t consciously notice. The “slow” is rather lazy in most people. Covers many aspects: Stocks and investing. Avoiding danger. Subtle influences on voting. Mood and Well-being. Friendships. Rush to judgements. Book is ideal for those in sociology, Econ, Psych, Marketing, MBA. For all, because we deal with people.