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    Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: Summary and Analysis
    Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: Summary and Analysis
    Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: Summary and Analysis
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    About Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

    Best selling author and Nobel Prize Winner Daniel Kahneman’s purpose in his book Thinking Fast and Slow is to bring within the grasp of everyday understanding the power of psychology, perception, illogical thinking, irrationality, and behavioral economics. Arguably Daniel Kahneman’s most famous publication, the book summarizes research that he has conducted over decades and decades. Inside, Kahneman explains how we, as humans, often think and behave irrationally due to faulty intuition, biases, and erroneous mental shortcuts, and how these patterns of thought can hold us back.

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    Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - SpeedReader Summaries

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    1. Introduction to the Book

    About Thinking, Fast and Slow

    BEST SELLING AUTHOR and Nobel Prize Winner Daniel Kahneman’s purpose in writing the book Thinking, Fast and Slow is to help us to understand why we do the irrational things we do by fostering an appreciation for the power of psychology, perception, illogical thinking, and behavioral economics. Arguably Kahneman’s most famous publication, the book summarizes in everyday language decades and decades of research and analysis. Inside, Kahneman explains how we, as humans, often think and behave illogically due to faulty intuition, biases, and erroneous mental shortcuts, and how these patterns of thought can hold us back.

    About Daniel Kahneman

    Daniel Kahneman, born March 5, 1934, is a psychologist famous for his work related to the psychology of human judgment and decision-making. He, along with Vernon Smith, received the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. In 2011, Foreign Policy magazine named Kahneman to its list of top global thinkers. The same year, Kahneman published Thinking, Fast and Slow, which summarizes much of his decades of research and is now a best seller. Kahneman is now professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at Princeton.

    Please note that the book you’re reading right now is not meant to be a substitute for Thinking, Fast and Slow but, instead, a supplement. We recommend using it to quickly refresh yourself on the key principles found in Kahneman’s book and to bolster your understanding of the material with the analysis, discussion questions, and additional resources we provide.

    Thirty Second Summary

    Kahneman challenges us to question the biases we carry with us, which color even what we consider to be pure intuition. He notes that all human beings make certain unconscious assumptions without first carefully examining the truth behind those assumptions. He shows us how to overcome this

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