Thinking, fast and slow

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Thinking, fast and slow

Statement of responsibility

Daniel Kahneman

Creator

• trueKahneman, Daniel, 1934-

Subject

• trueThought and thinking
• trueScience Writing -- Medicine | Mental Health
• trueDecision making
• trueBusiness and economics -- Popular psychology
• trueReasoning
• trueIntuition

Genre

• trueScience Writing
• trueBusiness and economics

Language

eng

Summary

In this work the author, a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, has brought together his many years of research and thinking in one book. He explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. He exposes the extraordinary capabilities, and also the faults and biases, of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. He 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. This author's work has transformed cognitive psychology and launched the new fields of behavioral economics and happiness studies. In this book, he takes us on a tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think and the way we make choices

Writing style

• trueRichly detailed
• trueAccessible

Award

• ALA Notable Book, 2012.
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, 2011.
• National Academies Communication Award, 2012.
• New York Times Notable Book 2011

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

153.42

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult