# Summary of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
## Metadata
- Author: [[La Moneda Publishing]]
- Full Title: Summary of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- Priming can affect the way we think, act, our minds and our bodies. ([Location 104](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=104))
- Our mind has a tendency to oversimplify. ([Location 124](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=124))
- the halo effect or exaggerated emotional coherence. ([Location 124](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=124))
- We tend to agree with information that supports a previously held belief ([Location 127](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=127))
- confirmation bias. ([Location 128](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=128))
- Heuristics is how the mind uses shortcuts to make faster decisions. ([Location 138](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=138))
- the substitution heuristic and the availability heuristic. ([Location 144](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=144))
- When we answer a simpler question than the original question it is called the substitution heuristic. ([Location 145](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=145))
- Overestimating the probability of something you find easy to remember or hear often is called the availability heuristic. ([Location 152](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=152))
- It is quite common to neglect the base-rate. ([Location 168](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=168))
- we tend to focus on what we expect instead of what is most likely. ([Location 169](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=169))
- We also tend to forget that everything regresses to the mean. ([Location 173](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=173))
- “memory selves.” ([Location 182](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=182))
- experiencing self. ([Location 183](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=183))
- remembering self. ([Location 185](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=185))
- Our feelings during an event are always the most accurate. ([Location 187](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=187))
- the remembering self dominates our memory! ([Location 188](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=188))
- duration neglect and the peak-end rule. ([Location 189](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=189))
- We can dramatically affect our behavior and thoughts by focusing the mind. ([Location 200](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=200))
- cognitive strain. ([Location 203](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=203))
- One solid way to put someone or ourselves in cognitive ease is to repeat information. ([Location 212](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=212))
- Our judgment of risk becomes affected by the way we perceive probabilities. ([Location 221](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=221))
- denominator neglect. ([Location 234](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=234))
- utility theory. ([Location 248](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=248))
- Note: Utility is in the eye of the beholder.
- prospect ([Location 267](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=267))
- We create false images. ([Location 283](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=283))
- Our mind tends to build complete pictures or create patterns to explain the world and ([Location 283](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=283))
- People construct complete mental pictures to explain ideas and concepts. ([Location 285](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=285))
- reference class forecasting. ([Location 299](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=299))
- Rely on evidence instead of your mental pictures. ([Location 302](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=302))
- System 1 acts on instinct and with little effort. ([Location 305](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=305))
- System 2 is more deliberate and requires our attention. ([Location 306](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=306))
- When we have exposed ourselves to messages over and over again, they ([Location 309](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01ATQJ2SA&location=309))