Thinking, Fast and Slow

· Penguin UK
4.3
575 reviews
Ebook
512
Pages

About this ebook

One of the most influential books of the 21st century: the ground-breaking psychology classic - over 10 million copies sold - that changed the way we think about thinking


'There have been many good books on human rationality and irrationality, but only one masterpiece. That masterpiece is Thinking, Fast and Slow' Financial Times

'A lifetime's worth of wisdom' Steven D. Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics

Why do we make the decisions we do? Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman revolutionised our understanding of human behaviour with Thinking, Fast and Slow. Distilling his life's work, Kahneman showed that there are two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. His book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error, bias and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical) and gives practical techniques that enable us all to improve our decision-making. This profound exploration of the marvels and limitations of the human mind has had a lasting impact on how we see ourselves.

'The godfather of behavioural science ... his steely analysis of the human mind and its many flaws remains perhaps the most useful guide to remaining sane and steady' Sunday Times

Ratings and reviews

4.3
575 reviews
Chang Ming Chew
June 26, 2022
Despite the credentials of the author, the book appears to have been written for the sake of having something to write, and not because one had anything particularly enlightening to say. The title of the book on the cover bears only a loose relation to its meandering content. Not particularly instructive or insightful, despite the particularly dense prose, which veers towards an aimless ramble in a torpid jungle of self-evident or commonsense statements, or else dubious and partial interpretations of evidence. Neither the anecdotes nor the experiments cited seem to have been particularly memorable.
Ankur Sharma
January 6, 2023
Book of a confused writer, who was just writing without any specific aim, he thought slow and sometimes fast and rambled all the words, gave a specific title. and the readers got confused and thought writer as a Confucius.
Tushar Patil
July 23, 2020
23/7/2020 I payed for the book by upi my account is deducted by Rs 109.0 but I haven't got the book.Please do needful
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About the author

Daniel Kahneman is a Senior Scholar at Princeton University, and Emeritus Professor of Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002.

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