#22 Thinking Fast and Slow

Thinking Fast and Slow is a summary of Daniel Kahneman research, that earned him the Nobel Prize in 2002. His work had a magnificence impact on the understanding of decision processes and cognitive biases.

The main aim of the book is improve your ability to identify and understand errors of judgment and choice, in others and eventually in yourself, by providing a richer and more precise language to discuss them.

The subject of Professor Kahneman research is very central to understanding and accepting reality, one of the cornerstones of resilient thinking.

This is one of my favorite books, maybe even an all time favorite. It is not an easy read, it is so full of quality content that you can stay on one page for a full day and have a hard time to move to the next, because it is encouraging you to reflect and challenge yourself. Beware:

It is much easier, as well as far more enjoyable to, to identify and label the mistakes of others than to recognize your own.

I made a detailed summary of the key ideas, which you can find here:

This is not a short summary but I just don't believe it can be summarized shortly without risking to become trivial and/or incomplete. I don't pretend this summary to give you full insights of the content but I hope it can serve as a starting point, which will encourage you to read the whole piece yourself.

I plan to add summaries of the most important books, related to resilience, to the website, slowly but surely.