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Thinking, Fast and Slow Anonymous Thu Jan 11 11:51:39 2018 No.10523034 [Reply] [Original]

I got this as a gift. Is it worth reading? What am i in for?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 11 11:53:25 2018 No.10523042 >>10523034 It's okay, well written take on an interesting subject matter, though some of the science is outdated.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 11 11:56:51 2018 No.10523061 >>10523034 Pretty good. It's a narrative that explains a bunch of stuff you'd learn if you took a Psychology 101 course.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 11 12:26:47 2018 No.10523172 >>10523034 Kahneman and Tversky were THE pioneers in behavioral economics. This is definitely worth a read, some of its ideas such as anchoring and mental bandwidth scarcity you'll find yourself thinking about and applying irl all the time

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 11 12:34:09 2018 No.10523187 >>10523034 It's good stuff Also good to read with Taleb

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 11 15:19:11 2018 No.10523824 >>10523034 it's a brainlet book

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 11 15:32:14 2018 No.10523883 File: 120 KB, 483x636, montaigne.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10523034 It's one of the best books I've read last year. Take notes from this book to receive best experience, please.

>>	lel Thu Jan 11 20:35:08 2018 No.10525210 >>10523883 Hey man, since you liked the book and posted some Montaigne, which other books do you recommend/like?