Thinking, Fast and Slow Author: Daniel Kahneman Synopsis This book explores the errors that occur when we use cognitive shortcuts to make judgments. The author explores the spectrum of these heuristics and biases, and the research that has defined the subject over the decades. The author applies his extensive personal experience of the field, and… Read More Thinking, Fast and Slow
Impulse: Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It Author: David Lewis Synopsis ‘We all like to regard ourselves as rational human beings…’ but ‘…our actions are mindless far more often than they are mindful…’ (page xv). This book attributes our mindlessness to impulse, the automatic emotions that influence most our actions. The author says this is… Read More Impulse
Irrationality Author: Stuart Sutherland BOOK CONTENTS This book is a critical evaluation of why humans make frequent irrational decisions. It reviews the wide spectrum of settings where illogical thinking thrives; these are both mundane and professional with the author saying ‘…the decisions of doctors, generals, engineers, judges, businessmen and others are no more rational than those made by you or… Read More Irrationality
The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives Author: Leonard Mlodinow BOOK CONTENTS This book makes the bold assertion that life’s outcomes are largely down to random chance. The author, a physicist, explores the pervasive influence of randomness and argues that success or failure in most of life’s endeavours is mainly arbitrarily determined. He… Read More The Drunkard’s Walk
