Thinking, Fast and Slow

By: Daniel Kahneman

Narrated by: Patrick Egan

Length: 20 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman at last offers his own, first book for the general public. It is a lucid and enlightening summary of his life's work. It will change the way you think about thinking.

Two systems drive the way we think and make choices, Kahneman explains: System One is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System Two is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Examining how both systems function within the mind, Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities as well as the biases of fast thinking and the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and our choices. Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, he shows where we can trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking, contrasting the two-system view of the mind with the standard model of the rational economic agent.

Kahneman's singularly influential work has transformed cognitive psychology and launched the new fields of behavioral economics and happiness studies. In this path-breaking book, Kahneman shows how the mind works, and offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and personal lives - and how we can guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2011 Daniel Kahneman (P)2011 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“A tour de force... Kahneman’s book is a must read for anyone interested in either human behavior or investing. He clearly shows that while we like to think of ourselves as rational in our decision making, the truth is we are subject to many biases. At least being aware of them will give you a better chance of avoiding them, or at least making fewer of them.” (Larry Swedroe, CBS News)

“A major intellectual event... The work of Kahneman and Tversky was a crucial pivot point in the way we see ourselves.” (David Brooks, The New York Times)

“[Thinking, Fast and Slow] is wonderful, of course. To anyone with the slightest interest in the workings of his own mind, it is so rich and fascinating that any summary would seem absurd.” (Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair)

Fascinating Stuff!

This should be required reading for everyone. We would all be a little bit better off if we understood more about how our brains work (or don't work!)!

Crazy

This book gives you a small insight into the mind. Easy to follow but is for educational purposes. The PDF pictures are not with this file.

Essential reading

Very thought provoking. I had to stop and rewind a lot to give myself time to interpret and reflect so I wouldn’t consider this an easy read. A lot of really interesting topics are well presented and discussed. It’s by no means a self help book but the concepts and ideas presented about our built in biases and logical limitations were enlightening to the extent that it is worth understanding these things in order to think and act more rationally. My criticism however is that the audio book really needs a companion document so that you can refer to the tables and diagrams when they are mentioned in the book. This isn’t a show stopper since I managed to work out what the diagrams may have contained but it detracted from the clarity and the listening experience. As a result I have also purchased the paper copy and intend to reread and review the most interesting bits again and perhaps take some notes.

amazing

this has truly been one of the most outstanding books I have ever listened to. I enjoyed the content and delivery and found zero negative points to make. highly recommended!

Fantastic book, insightful, educational and actionable. I can see real world applications immediately in my life.

After reading this book I have a much better understanding of certain behaviors, choice and decision making in general and also people around me. Great book 📕

Revolutionary

I now have a much better framework to understand human behavior. Section 4 too long.

Thought Provoking

This book was simply fascinating!
Easy listening. Accompanied by great illustrations. Provides points for additional research. A resource for every type of thinker.

Diagram heavy books are difficult on audio format

Excellent, albeit dense content- the only difficulty was that there a LOT of diagrams and illustrations in the book that just can’t really translate over to an audio book.

Not an “on the way to work book!”

This is an extremely insightful collection of essays that will educate you on science of decision making. If you’re like me...you’ll have to google some of the words the author uses! However, it’s time we’ll spent!

Everyone should read this book!

Marvelous

Fantastic listen.
I am going to by a print copy so I can come back to it like a reference book.
I would recommend that everyone has much to gain by listening to this.