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Summary & Analysis of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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Summary of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman | Includes Analysis

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Daniel Kahneman, author of the book Thinking, Fast and Slow, sets out to create a new vocabulary of words and definitions to describe mental errors. He hopes that readers will recognize these errors in others and in themselves and learn how to correct them.

System 1 is described as a fictional character representing the intuitive process of the brain and System 2 is described as a fictional character representing the deliberate thinking process of the brain. The two systems have different roles but work together to assess our world and guide us in our decision-making.

Kahneman makes the case that too often we suffer mental fallacies because we are too quick to accept the information that the automatic System 1 provides for us without first carefully analyzing it with our System 2 process. He claims that the brain in its attempt to be…

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41 printed pages
Original publication
2016
Publication year
2016
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Quotes

  • Elena Romahas quoted3 years ago
    System 1 is very good at building the best possible int
  • Elena Romahas quoted3 years ago
    He describes well-being as what occurs when people’s lives are filled with experiences they would rather continue than stop. Resistance to interruption is a sign that someone is experiencing well-being.
  • Franco Faustinihas quoted3 years ago
    The priming effect occurs when exposure to a word makes it easier for related words to be evoked. Actions and emotions can also be primed and form reciprocal links to each other.

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