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Thinking 101: Lessons in Clarity, Focus and Making Better Decisions
288 pages, Paperback
Published May 16, 2024
About the author
Woo-Kyoung Ahn
11 books51 followersWOO-KYOUNG AHN is the John Hay Whitney Professor of Psychology at Yale University. After receiving her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, she was assistant professor at Yale University and associate professor at Vanderbilt University. In 2022, she received Yale’s Lex Hixon Prize for teaching excellence in the social sciences. Her research on thinking biases has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, and she is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science.
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August 8, 2026
I haven't read many books similar to this one, but I definitely learned a lot more about cognitive biases from this book.
The book did a pretty good job of explaining how cognitive biases can influence and contribute to errors in our thinking and shape our judgement. They are part of how our brain works, and we can't simply turn them off. But what I found more important is how the book highlights ways to recognise them, handle them and reduce their impact on our decisions.
Once we become more aware of how our brain works and how prone we are to these cognitive errors, we can better understand the implications of our judgements and decisions.
There were several moments in the book when I thought, "Wow, this is exactly what I have experienced before." I especially enjoyed how the author backed many of these ideas with evidence and experiments. It made the concepts feel more relatable rather than just being theories.
I really enjoyed this book because it opened up a new way of thinking about how our everyday lives are influenced by these cognitive errors, often without us even realising it.
The book did a pretty good job of explaining how cognitive biases can influence and contribute to errors in our thinking and shape our judgement. They are part of how our brain works, and we can't simply turn them off. But what I found more important is how the book highlights ways to recognise them, handle them and reduce their impact on our decisions.
Once we become more aware of how our brain works and how prone we are to these cognitive errors, we can better understand the implications of our judgements and decisions.
There were several moments in the book when I thought, "Wow, this is exactly what I have experienced before." I especially enjoyed how the author backed many of these ideas with evidence and experiments. It made the concepts feel more relatable rather than just being theories.
I really enjoyed this book because it opened up a new way of thinking about how our everyday lives are influenced by these cognitive errors, often without us even realising it.
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