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jmrprice's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting premise, but a very long, long, long read... felt the slog was never going to end...
mrbrownsays's review against another edition
3.0
I have studied this and therefore none of it was as counterintuitive as it thought it was. Some nice exemplars and so on. But if I am honest I wanted something a bit more rigorous. Lots of appeal to emotion and anecdote which made for a fun read but not a convincing argument. Not that I am wholly opposed to the arguments made but a bit more aware of the middle ground (as I am sure Mr Kahneman is as well).
I might have read this before it was certainly recommended to me in 2012 by a then colleague and I can see why it was recommended to me then. But I think I would have had similar opinions then too (maybe I did, lots of it was familiar but then I have read a lot of Kahnemans academic work - is this a sign of getting old?).
I might have read this before it was certainly recommended to me in 2012 by a then colleague and I can see why it was recommended to me then. But I think I would have had similar opinions then too (maybe I did, lots of it was familiar but then I have read a lot of Kahnemans academic work - is this a sign of getting old?).
reality_x's review against another edition
4.0
It lost me in the last 1/5 as the study of the two selves only reached a superficial level but I see the necessity to include them in this book. Now I know it's not so paranoid of me to reflect my own opinions often to mitigate bias.
autogeek's review against another edition
5.0
This was a long and slow read, but well worth it.
The book provides excellent insights on human biases and phsychological flaws that people experience everyday but rarely notice. And these are not just described in a clincal way, but instead there are numerous examples which one could work through and experience these biases/flaws in themselves. It was fantastic to see and experience these in myself and then try to rationalise them and then come upon this rationalisation behaviour being described in the next few lines of the book. It was fascinating to understand all these concepts and try to connect them to the various effects that we see in society and the world and sometimes alarming to discover how vulnerable to exploitation we are.
I usually prefer fiction because they are more fun and engaging to read. This book wasn't; and despite how much I had to force myself to keep going, I can honestly say this is the best book I have read (and probably will) this year.
The book provides excellent insights on human biases and phsychological flaws that people experience everyday but rarely notice. And these are not just described in a clincal way, but instead there are numerous examples which one could work through and experience these biases/flaws in themselves. It was fantastic to see and experience these in myself and then try to rationalise them and then come upon this rationalisation behaviour being described in the next few lines of the book. It was fascinating to understand all these concepts and try to connect them to the various effects that we see in society and the world and sometimes alarming to discover how vulnerable to exploitation we are.
I usually prefer fiction because they are more fun and engaging to read. This book wasn't; and despite how much I had to force myself to keep going, I can honestly say this is the best book I have read (and probably will) this year.
pezh9's review against another edition
Feels to slow. A lot of it could be condensed.
seanke's review against another edition
1.0
The author explains the same idea over and over again until you are so bored you stop reading. I have no idea why this is rated so highly.
michaellortz's review against another edition
4.0
Too long. Could have been 150 pages shorter. Maybe cutting edge when it came out, but you could read a wikipedia page on biases and get half of the book. Kahneman also severely misinterpreted Michael Lewis's Moneyball which to me hurt his credibility. Informative? Sure. Just overly long.
corkadillo's review against another edition
Too boring and repetitive. Felt self indulgent and the information can be found elsewhere in more enjoyable format/style.