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Thinking, Fast and Slow
5.0 (165 ratings)
8 mins
Nobel prize winner Daniel Kahneman presents his compelling lifetime’s work in “Thinking, Fast and Slow.” By combining psychology and economics, he creates an engaging picture of how our minds work. While we may believe that we know best, and that our minds can be trusted, he shows that that is not so. In fact, our memories can mislead us, and the judgements we quickly form are based on a subconscious bias. By unravelling the workings of the mind, Kahneman shows us why critical thinking, especially about our intuitive reactions, can lead to more conscious decision-making.
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Best suited for anyone wanting to understand the workings of their own mind, psychologists, economists, and anyone wanting to go into the world with an open mind.
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Daniel Kahneman is a behavioral finance theorist who explains human behavior in risk situations from cognitive science. He obtained a degree in mathematics and psychology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1954 and a doctorate in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1961. He is currently a professor at Princeton University and holds the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economics in memory of Alfred Nobel, often regarded as the Nobel Prize for Economics, even as a psychologist (not an economist).
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- Why we are more likely to believe simple, repetitive statements.
- Why we judge people on first impressions.
- How your mind misleads you more often than you think.
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- People interested in taking advantage of our different ways of thinking
- Leaders who need to know how to ponder the decisions made by each of the thought forms
- Anyone interested in using the subconscious in their favor
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