Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - A 300-Word Book Review
By the winner of the nobel prize in economics
Rating: 8/10
Pages: 419
Time To Finish: 10 days — 40 pages/day
Where To Purchase: Amazon
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What is it about?
Daniel Kahneman, in this book, examines how the mind really works. He goes through how we make decisions, have judgments, and dives into behavioural economics.
The book is really based around what Daniel calls system 1 thinking (fast thinking) and system 2 thinking (slow thinking). We often think we are using our system 2, but are easily fooled and are actually using our system 1.
My favourite parts
I love it when Daniel separates the experiencing self and the remembering self. He says, “memories are all we get to keep from our experience of living, and the only perspective that we can adopt as we think about our lives is therefore that of the remembering self.”
The experiencing self does not have a voice.
The remembering self can be wrong. It keeps score and dictates what we learn from our lives. It makes the decisions.
Who should read it?
This book is great for those who want to have a better idea of how to learn, make decisions, and understand our limitations that we may not realize we have.
Essentially, anyone who wants to improve themselves in their careers, businesses, or overall lives will find value in it.
Additional thoughts
The first time I tried to read this book, I had a lot of trouble. This time, I enjoyed it a decent amount. At the same time, though, I believe it could have been about half the length while still conveying the same point.