Decision Making: A Very Short Introduction

by Stefano Palminteri, Valentin Wyart

We are constantly making decisions. from everyday choices like whether to carry an umbrella, to complex issues involving risk, strategy, and long-term planning.

This Very Short Introduction explains how we make choices, exploring how we process information, learn from experience, and sometimes fail to make the 'right' decisions. Drawing on psychology, economics, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence to reveal the hidden mechanisms of decision-making, it offers a guide to how we decide—and how we might do it better.

Genres: Audiobook

192 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 28, 2026

Reviews

[Stefano Palminteri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote it, so take these 5 stars with a grain of salt :-)

[Perline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction to decision-making. With such a wide topic, decisions obviously had to be made on the framing and what to focus on, but I think the authors did a great job. I very much enjoyed getting this brief overview and learned a lot. I listened to the audiobook version, well-read, but it is strange to not give access to a pdf with the figures when one buys the audiobook (it was fine without figures though). The fact that it is « very short » is a definite plus, 3h30 worth of listening.