Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

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1. 20 Books That Will Make You SmarterReading list

   Step aside, tortoise and hare. There’s a new dynamic duo in town, and it’s your brain’s two systems of thinking: meet Fast and Slow. Daniel Kahneman’s riveting read, “Thinking, Fast and Slow,” takes us on a whirlwind tour through the neurons and synapses of our brain, breaking down the quick-as-lightning, gut-driven…

2. The Best Psychology Books for BeginnersReading list

   In his book Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman explores the idea that there are two systems of thought – one that is fast and intuitive, and one that is slow and logical. He argues that the fast, intuitive system is more often responsible for errors in judgement, while the slow, logical system is better at making…

3. William von HippelInterview

   The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker – same reason I cited above; Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman – a great integration of cognitive and social psychology and behavioural economics by one of the best thinkers of our time; The Gap by Thomas Suddendorf – a superb exploration of how we differ from and are similar…

4. L. David MarquetInterview

   Mindset by Carol Dweck to make you understand you can continue to grow and learn in any trait all your life. Start with Why by Simon Sinek to make you understand the importance of purpose and how to tell a compelling story. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman to understand our own biases. Down and Out in Paris…

5. Benjamin SpallInterview

   Deep Work by Cal Newport, The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton, Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, and anything by Rich Cohen and Edward Rutherfurd.

6. Annie DukeInterview

   And then there are so many great nonfiction books: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely, The Success Equation by Michael Mauboussin, Kluge by Gary Marcus, Ignorance by Stuart Firestein, Mastermind by Maria Konnikova to name just a few.

7. Barbara TverskyInterview

   More recently I’ve shifted to non-fiction. Since Gödel Escher Bach by Douglas Hofstader and The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker and Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond, more and more eminent scholars have discovered they are also excellent communicators to the public. I read linguistics and cultural history and…

8. Zelana MontminyInterview
9. Michael ChevalInterview

   The best books I’ve read in the last six months are Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman and Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan.

10. Jon LevyInterview

    Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman or Influence by Robert Cialdini, they demonstrate the incredible way our decisions are affected without us realizing it.

11. Niki NakayamaInterview

    Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Another Country by James Baldwin

12. Cedric VillaniInterview

    Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. And, from time to time, Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts.

13. Dr. Mort OrmanInterview

    It was a tie between Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman and Beyond Blame by Carl Alasko! Also, I like to think outside of the assigned question box.

14. Stephen KosslynInterview

    Recently, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. This book is chock-full of useful insights about how the mind works and why knowing about this matters in daily life.

15. Julian BagginiInterview

    Some David Hume should be in there, perhaps An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is probably the book I’ve read the most. And since I think everyone should know some contemporary psychology, why not Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel…

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