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What are the three most vital takeaways from this book and why are they so important?

Steve Your mind has two different systems. One works quickly and intuitively, and is often wrong. The other is analytic, and can get the right answer, but i…moreYour mind has two different systems. One works quickly and intuitively, and is often wrong. The other is analytic, and can get the right answer, but is very lazy and loves to take shortcuts, and hand things back off to the quick system.

This book details LOTS of fallacies and traps that these two different systems, working against each other sometimes, can even cause professional statisticians to react incorrectly to a situtation.

This book gives you 3 or 4 statements at the end of every chapter to help to realize the ways you could apply this knowledge you have learned like "When we survey the reaction to these products, let's make sure we don't focus exclusively on the average. We should consider the entire range of normal reactions."

This is not a typical "business" book that leds itself to the "top 3" synopsis. The dedicated student will be rewarded by reading the whole thing.(less)

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I have read 4-5 psychology books by Dan Ariely, Malcolm Gladwell. Do I find something new in this books or it will be the same knowledge I learned from the previous ones I mentioned?

Yorgo Malcolm Gladwell isn't a psychologist and his books aren't really psychology books. He is a journalist and does a great job telling entertaining stori…moreMalcolm Gladwell isn't a psychologist and his books aren't really psychology books. He is a journalist and does a great job telling entertaining stories while at the same time teaching us some concepts, but that doesn't make his books psychology books in my opinion.

I definitely recommend reading "Thinking, fast and slow" because it is really interesting. The author, Daniel Kahneman is a psychologist, and he is the only psychologist that received a nobel price. That should tell you something about the quality of this book.
I won't say it's an easy-read, but it is certainly well explained and interesting. (less)

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Simplyfied version? Is this really so heavy stuff?

Siggi Yes, it is pretty heavy stuff, but it is absolutely worth to read it.
From my point pf view, Kahneman wrote this book as simple as possible.
English i…moreYes, it is pretty heavy stuff, but it is absolutely worth to read it.
From my point pf view, Kahneman wrote this book as simple as possible.
English is not my first language (and I am far from being perfect in it) and it is my very first book in psychologie.
But this is not a handicap.
I read it slowly, often a sentence twice or more. But the insight I get with this book is really fascinating. I am now half through with it and I know for sure that this will be one of the books of my life.(less)

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Is this book intended more for study, or can it be read simply for a good read?

Karthikeyan S Hi Addy,

With 500+ pages and a huge no. of theories, this is definitely not a casual read. This book demands focused attention at many places to compl…moreHi Addy,

With 500+ pages and a huge no. of theories, this is definitely not a casual read. This book demands focused attention at many places to completely understand the message conveyed. I listened to this in the audiobook format, which made it a bit interesting as well as less tedious.

However, this book is a rich and profound knowledge source for understanding behavior of human mind. This is a great read for someone who is interested in psychology and cognitive science.(less)

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