Thinking, Fast and Slow is a 2011 popular science book by psychologist Daniel Kahneman. The book's main thesis is a differentiation between two modes of thought: "System 1" is fast, instinctive and emotional; "System 2" is slower, more deliberative, and more logical.
The book delineates rational and non-rational motivations or triggers associated with each type of thinking process, and how they complement each other, starting with Kahneman's own research on loss aversion. From framing choices to people's tendency to replace a difficult question with one which is easy to answer, the book summarizes several decades of research to suggest that people have too much confidence in human judgment.
The book was a New York Times bestseller and was the 2012 winner of the National Academies Communication Award for best creative work that helps the public understanding of topics in behavioral science, engineering and medicine.
Chapters :
00:00 Intro
01:42 How your mind can lead to errors and affect your intelligence.
03:40 Why we do not consistently maintain conscious control over our thoughts and actions.
06:06 How your mind makes fast decisions.
08:20 How your mind employs shortcuts for rapid decision-making
10:32 How difficulties in understanding statistics lead to avoidable errors
12:45 Why our decisions aren't solely driven by rational thought processes
15:05 How emotional factors affect our decision making process.
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