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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: Review, Summary of All Five Parts, Habits and Books to Read Next

October 16, 2026 · Episode 63 · 12 min

Chapters

  1. Cold Open
  2. Welcome
  3. The Review
  4. The Summary
  5. Putting It To Work
  6. What To Read Next
  7. Outro

A bat and a ball cost one dollar and ten cents, and your gut gets it wrong. Hailey reviews Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow, summarizes its five parts, shares six practical habits and one caution, and recommends six books to read next. No spoilers, because the plot is your own brain.

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Books mentioned in this episode
Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Misbehaving by Richard H. Thaler
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Noise by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Chapters
0:00 Cold Open
0:26 Welcome
0:58 The Review
4:27 The Summary
7:40 Putting It To Work
9:39 What To Read Next
11:45 Outro

Scores, the full written review and the videos

Narrated by Hailey, the Book Explained host voice (AI-generated with Kokoro TTS).

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"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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