Thinking, Fast and Slow. Daniel Kahneman. Summary

This book is a shortened retelling of Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking, Fast and Slow.” Using linguistic neural networks, we significantly reduced the volume of text while preserving all the main ideas. The foundational research of Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies has influenced the development of economics and marketing. “Think slowly… decide fast” is a clear and educational account of the life’s work of the author. It will change the way you think.

Two systems determine how we think and make choices, Kahneman explains: System One is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System Two is slower, more deliberate, and more logical. By exploring how both systems function in the mind, Kahneman reveals both the extraordinary capabilities and the biases of fast thinking, as well as the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and decisions. Kahneman’s unique work transformed cognitive psychology and sparked new fields—behavioral economics and happiness research. In this groundbreaking book, Kahneman shows how the mind works and offers practical, thought-provoking ideas about how we make choices in both business and personal life—and how we can avoid mental glitches that so often lead to trouble.