Do you find yourself regularly frustrated by people’s irrational conduct? Are you sometimes frustrated by your own irrational conduct? Why do people so often make decisions that are so painfully obviously wrong, or at least inconsistent with their supposed values or goals? Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman has spent a few decades researching these questions, and he has a lot of thoughts on the subject. The title of the book actually gives away the basic premise of this lengthy, challenging, and absolutely fascinating read. His proposed […]
“The illusion that we understand the past fosters overconfidence in our ability to predict the future.”
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman