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Reviewed in Australia on 10 November 2020

This book is a really good read, it made me know why sometimes we think and act a certain way and why sometimes we think about something but we are able to not act on it. It is quite a content heavy and dry book but still interesting. I can't read this book quickly though because it makes me stop and think haha. I would say this book is a slow read. Not something u can continuously read chapters at once. I read about 1-2 chapters at once only, I'm only halfway through this book and I'm enjoying it!

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Pepper

Taste like the incense you smell from the church

Reviewed in Australia on 5 December 2021

Reading it makes you feel hungry, and then you think this is a good food, but all it tastes like is the woody incense you smell from the church. There is no taste. It has ruined my appetite for reading other self-help books because I am now confused and don't know if I want to eat other produce.

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Good read

Reviewed in Australia on 10 November 2020

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System 1 is just like our intuitive thinking

Reviewed in Australia on 12 July 2018

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This book is incredible for discussing the rationality of human beings. Human behaviors are not only irrational, but also predictably irrational, which is the main topic of this book.
This book has divided into 5 main topics, and discussed three different pairs of concepts. The first one is our thinking system, one is fast (denoted as system 1), another is slow (denoted as system 2). System 1 is just like our intuitive thinking, and system 2 is like deliberate thinking. Many of our irrational behaviors are caused by the fast response of system 1, together with the laziness of system 2.
The second pair is Humans and Econs, which Econ means the rational assumption assumed by classic economists, and Human means the actual human in the daily life. The Prospect Theory is used explained in what kinds of situation that humans do not behave like economists have predicted, and why.
The third pair is the experiencing self and remembering self. The feeling we experience during the events is very different than the the feelings in our memory, which sometimes cause decision making not as make sense and let us regret later.
Overall this book is full of insightful thoughts, with a lot of examples to explain the concepts. Daniel Kahneman did a great job on all these topics

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Psychological masterpiece

Reviewed in Australia on 28 June 2021

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A book that will open your eyes in what decades of research has been suggesting about the inconsistencies in human behaviour. The author goes into tremendous detail to explain the thought patterns of our minds.

A downside is that the book is printed in miniature font, which slightly worsened the reading experience. You're also likely to lose interest in the author's argument over time reading this book unless you show some degree of passion or enthusiasm about behavioural psychology.

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Pepper

Taste like the incense you smell from the church

Reviewed in Australia on 5 December 2021

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A great read!!!

Reviewed in Australia on 16 August 2021

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Vividly illustrates how fast and slow thinking works in our brains. I got amased several times when the author asked some simple questions and I answered wrongly as many others. Are we paying enough attention?

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Justin Taylor

The hype is justified. Very insightful.

Reviewed in Australia on 3 August 2020

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This book presents a bunch of ideas that resonate with you almost immediately. There are some fantastic insights here and I doubt that anyone can read this and not reassess their own perspective more thoroughly. Will read again.

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kiwi500

Very small print

Reviewed in Australia on 26 December 2020

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I want to like this best seller. The print is so small and condensed, I struggle to read it. The printers have economised on the size of the book by making the font teeny.

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Tom Duggan

Insightful and inspirational

Reviewed in Australia on 7 September 2019

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A clearly written guide to some of the forces that impact us as we make decisions. Kahneman covers a huge amount of ground in a conversational style.

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Jon

Amazing book.

Reviewed in Australia on 21 September 2020

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I don’t need to write a review of this. It’s already regarded as a seminal work for behavioural economics. The guy changed the game about how the whole world thinks about how we make decisions. If you’re a marketer, it’s required reading.

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Good read

Reviewed in Australia on 11 December 2017

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Great concepts and examples of how our biases or recent experiences affect our current outlook. Great for anyone wanted to be a more "rational" decision making individual.

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