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Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Summary: Provocative book that suggests we are far less in control of how we think than we (or at least I) had any idea.
Things I liked:
Lots of evidence and experiments to back up his findings.
Provocative ideas that you can immediately apply to your own experience.
A good overarching model that flows nicely from introduction, body and conclusion. In particular I find a lot of non-fiction books like this that tender to wander or lose the plot in the last third of the length; I was very pleasantly surprised that this book didn't do that.
Things I thought could be improved:
Quite long, it took me a long time to get through it.
Highlight:
Heaps of great 'aha' moments but I think I really liked the section on the experiential self versus remembering self.
Things I liked:
Lots of evidence and experiments to back up his findings.
Provocative ideas that you can immediately apply to your own experience.
A good overarching model that flows nicely from introduction, body and conclusion. In particular I find a lot of non-fiction books like this that tender to wander or lose the plot in the last third of the length; I was very pleasantly surprised that this book didn't do that.
Things I thought could be improved:
Quite long, it took me a long time to get through it.
Highlight:
Heaps of great 'aha' moments but I think I really liked the section on the experiential self versus remembering self.
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Reading Progress
September 17, 2012
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Started Reading
September 17, 2012
– Shelved
September 17, 2012
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1.0%
"Just finished the introduction. I'm excited to read the book and enjoy the 'tone' of the author (maybe a bit similar to Paul Culmsee)."
page
5
September 19, 2012
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6.0%
September 25, 2012
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16.0%
"Still loving this non fiction read. Very confronting to think you're not really in control and that 'you' isn't really 'you' anyways."
October 15, 2012
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28.0%
"Quite a long read but still full of interesting tidbits
Recent fun has been:
Anchoring
and the ease of recall influencing confidence of reasoning."
Recent fun has been:
Anchoring
and the ease of recall influencing confidence of reasoning."
November 22, 2012
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31.0%
March 11, 2013
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Finished Reading
June 23, 2013
– Shelved as:
nonfiction
August 7, 2016
– Shelved as:
work-reference
