Book Review- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Looking for a dose for improving the thinking patterns… This is the book. Everyone should read it.

That’s it!!!

This book is apt for a reader like me who wishes to know about different and exciting concepts related to human behavior and dig deep into the mysteries of human emotions. The whys and hows of the sophisticated concept of human thinking find an interesting articulation throughout the book. It is jotted down in a tone that is easy to understand and outlines the theme deeper in the reader’s mind.

Thinking, Fast and Slow talks about varied topics and subtopics which especially include… Concept of "Two selves" (the experiencing self and the remembering self), two types of thinking systems (System 1 and system 2), topics related to illusions of understanding & confidence, the process of choices, WYSIATI (What you see is all there is), etc. These themes written in finite pages present infinite possibilities of comprehending the “human thinking process” as “simple-yet-complex”.

For me, each chapter with adequate sorts of illustrations gave my brain packs of new stuff to ponder and wonder about. “Thinking” in light of scientific-cum-philosophical ways grants a whole new perspective to human doings. The book is evidence-based cognitive science.

Enthralling the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the advantages of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our professional and our personal lives—and how we can use different strategies to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble.

Thinking, Fast and Slow will transform the way you think about thinking. (written by some newspaper…which I second)

Quotes from books- 

“Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it”

“The idea that the future is unpredictable is undermined every day by the ease with which the past is explained.”

“The confidence that individuals have in their beliefs depends mostly on the quality of the story they can tell about what they see, even if they see little.”

“We can be blind to the obvious, and we are also blind to our blindness.”

“The most effortful forms of slow thinking are those that require you to think fast.”

My favorite-

“If you care about being thought credible and intelligent, do not use complex language where simpler language will do.”