Thinking, Fast and Slow

A classic read for all managers and educators. It provides excellent insights into neuroscience and decision making.

An amazing book that bubbled up many, many thoughts. Which according to me is the best kind of book. I had extensive conversations with my AI pet while trying to suss out all the runaway thought tributaries from this reading. A book that one should revisit every few years to make newer sense of it all. Loved it.

Undoubtedly, it is one of the best books that I have ever read. It is not filled with some motivational words, or with any tips, tricks and hacks to productivity, instead it's a book by a Nobel Laureate filled with knowledge that is entirely backed by experiments, surveys and research papers. The Downsides: The only downsides for me was the length of the book and the language. Though the author has tried his best to make it easier to read and understand but there were parts where I felt it got too academic to me and hence, I found it too difficult to concentrate. Apart from it, the coherence in the ideas of the book was something I felt was missing. The initial chapters were well connected and were creating a coherent story but as the book progressed there were times when I found the previous chapter is not the right link to the present chapter. The Upsides: Keeping these subjective flaws aside, this book was a game changer for me. As it gives a glimpse into human psychology, not some gimmicky kind of but one based on the papers, research and more. This book beautifully explained the decision making concepts, happiness concept by making a distinction of two fictional selves in the brain viz experienced self, and remembering self Further, it helped in understanding the concept of rationality that I have never known of before. Concluding: I usually complete a book within 10 days, and 20 days is the maximum that I have spent on any non fiction book. However, Thinking, Fast and Slow took me an entire duration of two months. I started this book in October, and I completed it on 2nd January, 2023. It's not just the whopping 420 pages that took more time but understanding each page, inculcation of knowledge of each word was a task in itself. This book has knowledge that at least my mind took time to digest. In one sitting, at max, I read 10 pages because these 10 pages were packed with research, and knowledge that a self help productivity book would have provided. Though it took time, this book was a pleasure to read. It taught me patience, it taught me how to take it slow, as I didn't want to miss any concept. I taught the power of slow thinking and the infinite powers of my brains fast thinking process. Learnt about decision making, happiness, risks, and more. I would recommend you to read it only if you have the patience to read and understand it and if you are up for something a little more challenging.

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Explores how our mind makes decisions and judgments. The insights are valuable, though the book requires focus and patience. Better suited for slow, thoughtful reading rather than casual skimming.

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Already plenty has been written and said about this book; there is a scanty window to talk more. However, contrary to the popular opinion, I deem it to be a good matter on psychology but not great. It has been called Phenomenal, International bestsellers, intriguing, a masterpiece by renowned reviewers and readers. In my opinion, it is an average book, compressible within 100 pages, but is bulky due to iterating the same concepts over and over again and dragging unnecessarily. Roughly, we can summarize the book within a single page. In short, there are two decision-maker systems in our mind – System1 and System2. System 1 is intuitive and spontaneous that decides and calculates in a snap moment. System 2 is analytical and logical but is a lazy thinker. Whenever system 1 gives an intuitive opinion, system 2, being lazy, hardly takes the initiative and accepts it. So, in general, our decisions are influences by system1, and to make a thoughtful and logical decision, it is essential to awake system2 and put it on work. The book starts with a bang and captivates the reader immediately. As you navigate the initial chapters, it looks promising and gives valuable insight into human psychology and decision-making. After 100 pages, the content starts to look insanely repetitive. Throughout the book, the same point gets proved after each theory and model. I got tired of reading a similar example of choosing between a certain amount or a percentage of a certain amount. In the middle, skimming was my only resort to finish it. By the end of the book, I was so exhausted and had no courage to read another text set in the Appendix. No, I was not even skimming. I would recommend getting an abridged version (If available) to get the fruitful insights that this book aims to provide.

Although the behaviorial economics economics is right now thrown doubt on because of either faked or dubious experimental records by a couple of scholars, this book impresses me with its coherent, convincing argument which reconciles with what I have been feeling about irraationality of human beings. However, that might be exactly what " System 1" of me tells me, though. This book teaches us how to exercise our "System 2" to put things in perspective so that we can enjoy more well-being as well as life satisfaction.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5) „Thinking, Fast and Slow“ – Meilenstein der Psychologie und Ökonomie 📌 Kurzfazit Kahneman, Nobelpreisträger für Wirtschaft, fasst in diesem Werk jahrzehntelange Forschung zu kognitiven Verzerrungen, Entscheidungsfindung und Heuristiken zusammen. Er erklärt die Dynamik zwischen zwei Denksystemen – dem schnellen, intuitiven „System 1“ und dem langsamen, analytischen „System 2“. Das Buch ist ein Standardwerk für alle, die verstehen wollen, warum Menschen oft irrational entscheiden. 📚 Inhalt in Kürze System 1: schnell, automatisch, intuitiv System 2: langsam, reflektiert, kontrolliert Heuristiken und Biases: Verfügbarkeitsheuristik, Anker-Effekt, Verlustaversion, Overconfidence Anwendungen: Wirtschaft, Politik, Alltagsentscheidungen Erklärung, warum klassische ökonomische Modelle (Homo oeconomicus) nicht ausreichen 🔬 Wissenschaftliche Relevanz Stärken: Umfassende Darstellung der Arbeit von Kahneman & Tversky – Grundlage der Verhaltensökonomie. Beeinflusst Ökonomie, Psychologie, Politikwissenschaft, Medizin und Management. Viele Erkenntnisse empirisch mehrfach bestätigt. Schwächen: Kritik in den letzten Jahren an der Replizierbarkeit mancher sozialpsychologischer Studien. Sehr dicht und anspruchsvoll geschrieben – kein „leichter“ Ratgeber. 👉 Fazit Wissenschaft: Trotz Kritik an einzelnen Studien bleibt das Buch ein wissenschaftlicher Eckpfeiler, weil es ein Paradigma veränderte. 🌍 Kulturelle Relevanz Weltbestseller, über 10 Mio. verkaufte Exemplare. Hat das Denken über Rationalität, Politik, Wirtschaft und Finanzen verändert. Populär in Management- und Leadership-Literatur, aber auch in Journalismus und Politik zitiert. Hat Begriffe wie „System 1 & 2“ in den kulturellen Mainstream gebracht. 💭 Meine persönliche Meinung Positiv: Tiefgründig, brillant, lehrreich. Eines der wenigen Bücher, die wirklich das Denken verändern können. Kritisch: Stellenweise schwerfällig, fast akademisch – nicht jedermanns Lesestil. Für mich: Pflichtlektüre, wenn man menschliches Verhalten verstehen will – intellektuell fordernd, aber lohnend. 🎯 Fazit Thinking, Fast and Slow ist ein epochales Werk, das die Psychologie und Wirtschaft nachhaltig geprägt hat. Es erklärt, warum wir oft systematisch falsch entscheiden – und liefert ein Vokabular, um darüber nachzudenken. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – 5 von 5 Sternen Weil: wissenschaftlich fundiert, kulturell prägend, intellektuell bereichernd.

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