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Some very interesting material in this book, but I found it hard to get through. It can be very repetitive. I know that's a well known teaching technique, but i
by bradleyjg 12y ago
Some very interesting material in this book, but I found it hard to get through. It can be very repetitive. I know that's a well known teaching technique, but it doesn't make for entertaining reading.
- arikrak 12y agoYes, the book would be better if it had been edited down to 350 pages (from 500).
- frankosaurus 12y agoKahneman's talk at Google summarized the first 2 chapters pretty well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjVQJdIrDJ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjVQJdIrDJ0 I strongly recommend it for anyone who doesn't have time to read the book. As for the book itself, I agree with some others' postings here -- it's absolutely fantastic. It changed the way I think about human cognition and education... not to mention machine learning, politics, and marketing.