Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman · Published 2011
One of the most important books for recognising cognitive bias and the limits of human decision-making. Even if you don't accept every research detail, its two-system framework is enormously influential.
What works
- Excellent introduction to cognitive biases.
- Directly applicable to business and decision-making.
- Changes how you evaluate your own judgments.
- Strong connection between psychology and economics.
What doesn't
- Dense in places.
- Some findings associated with behavioral psychology have faced replication debates.
- Readers can become too eager to label every mistake as a "bias."
Human judgment is influenced by both rapid intuitive processes and slower analytical processes, and neither is free from systematic error.
One of the most important books for recognising cognitive bias and the limits of human decision-making. Even if you don't accept every research detail, its two-system framework is enormously influential.
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