System 1 - the fast, reptilian part of your brain that works on intuition - made a snap, “good enough” answer. If you’re like most people, you will have answered that the ball costs $0.10, which is incorrect (the answer is $0.05). Remember your immediate response as you read it. Throughout the book, Kahneman asks you questions, knowing you will make a mistake while trying to answer them. It’s a bizarre experience reading Thinking, Fast and Slow. Your Brain Has Two Systems: System 1 (fast, intuitive) and System 2 (slow, analytical) Or maybe you’re thinking about buying it.īelow are my 7 best takeaways from Thinking, Fast and Slow. If you’re reading this, it’s possible that you’re halfway through the book and just want someone to give you the gist of it. I found it tough (worthwhile, but tough - like eating a salad you know you need to finish) to get through because it comes in at a very dense 500 pages. Kahneman wrote a fantastic book that will help you improve your thinking and help you spot cognitive errors. Writing a summary for Thinking, Fast and Slow was not easy.ĭon’t get me wrong.
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