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Books that address our thinking process, our biases, faults, and the way we make decisions.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
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4.17 avg rating — 577,390 ratings
score: 299,
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
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3.96 avg rating — 618,700 ratings
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
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David Epstein (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 78,077 ratings
score: 192,
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
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3.99 avg rating — 63,526 ratings
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The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
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3.83 avg rating — 36,646 ratings
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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
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3.67 avg rating — 15,943 ratings
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The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
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Maria Konnikova (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 15,568 ratings
score: 100,
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
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3.95 avg rating — 21,163 ratings
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Mind Set!: Reset Your Thinking and See the Future
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3.52 avg rating — 322 ratings
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How We Decide
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Jonah Lehrer (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 41,481 ratings
score: 95,
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
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4.12 avg rating — 130,378 ratings
score: 93,
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
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3.84 avg rating — 93,890 ratings
score: 92,
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Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
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Annie Duke (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 22,547 ratings
score: 91,
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
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Brian Christian (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 34,568 ratings
score: 90,
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 56,920 ratings
score: 88,
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Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most
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Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author)
3.56 avg rating — 2,000 ratings
score: 86,
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The Art of Choosing
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3.83 avg rating — 6,751 ratings
score: 85,
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 70,646 ratings
score: 84,
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list created January 7th, 2021
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