How We Decide
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How We Decide
John Lehrer
3 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2010–2011.
What people on Hacker News said
Brilliant book with one clear message: our emotional brain is faster and usually smarter than our logical brain. Our emotions are trained by years of logic and experience, retaining it all for real wisdom. Many decisions are better made by going with the gut feeling.
For me "How We Decide" has been the best book of the year as it gave me quite some insights into human brain works and how to deal with different situations.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Best book you read in 2011 2011 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why 2010 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Great books you read in 2009? 2010 · 1 recommendation