How to Think (Book Recommendation)

[Javelin18]

I'd like to recommend a book for members of the forum. The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis is a very entertaining read, amazon.com/The-Undoing-Proj....

It covers the collaboration between the Israeli psychologists Amos Taversky and Daniel Kahneman. Taversky and Kahneman identified the cognitive biases we all use when making decisions from limited or statistical data. Kahneman made major contributions to advancing evidence based medicine.

Their work in behavioral economics led to a Noble Prize in Economics for Kahneman following Taversky's passing. Up until they produced there work, the prevailing theory of economics was that people always make optimal choices in their economic interest. So, essentially their work won a Noble Prize for making the surprising conclusion that people aren't always rational.

Micheal Lewis is a very entertaining writer who explains complex subjects in a fun way. He also wrote The Big Short about the 2006 housing crisis.

[Gearhead]

I thought Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow was excellent. It enlightened me about how my own thinking is often flawed. So I looked up The Undoing Project reviews on Amazon. Mixed but mostly good, so I'll probably order it. Thanks for the recommendation.

[Javelin18 in reply to Gearhead]

You’re welcome.

I read Kanehman’s Thinking Fast and Slow after The Undoing Project. I found Lewis’ style much more entertaining while still illuminating the insights of Kahneman and Taversky.

[spencoid2 in reply to Javelin18]

I tried reading Fast and Slow and could not handle it but I was having rather severe brain fog and lack of concentration. Forget what I did my not having cognitive problems now so might give it another try.

[BigTex3]

Thanks for the recommendation. I’m always looking for new books to read.

[Javelin18 in reply to BigTex3]

You’re welcome,

Let me know what you think of it.

[j-o-h-n]

Does it have pictures and/or drawings?....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Sunday 11/07/2021 7:14 PM EST

[Javelin18 in reply to j-o-h-n]

It might. I listened to it on my phone, so the pictures were hard to see.

[j-o-h-n]

O I C..... in the future use an E-book Reader App....That's how I read my comic books...Great pictures......

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Sunday 11/07/2021 7:32 PM EST

[Javelin18]

Giving my prior post a bump. I still think this is a great book for understanding how biases can creep into our reasoning.

[CAMPSOUPS]

Good timing.

[Javelin18 in reply to CAMPSOUPS]

Seemed topical with some of the recent discussions.