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Thinking fast and slow had the biggest impact in changing how I think about a lot of things, epic study of how you’re predisposed to think and make decisions in a particular way. Coincidentally I read it at about the same time as freakonomics!


Would really like a second edition for that book. The replication crisis has, unfortunately not been kind to some of the things in the book.


This keeps me from reading it. Reading something that is wrong but changes the way I view the world is not something I want.


Kahneman did in fact personally respond to some of the criticisms in a blog comment [0] at https://replicationindex.com/2017/02/02/reconstruction-of-a-...

HN discussion at the time https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15228712

[0] Archive link to the original comment by Kahneman https://web.archive.org/web/20190206160415/https://replicati...


I think it can still be read, but with a more critical mind and other, recent sources. You have a valid point, though.

Would be really interesting to have Kahneman discuss the crisis in a new chapter.


Seconding fast and slow. I'm working my way through it right now. It's pretty mind blowing.




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