Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and 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. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation―each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions. Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking.
Award History
1 wins · 2 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestMajor | 2011 | Winner | Secondary source |
| Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor | 2012 | Longlist | Official source |
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03 Suggested argument
Cognitive judgments and decisions are driven by two systems of thinking—fast, intuitive System 1 and slower, deliberative System 2—and knowing their effects explains cognitive biases and where intuition is or isn’t trustworthy.
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